Plastic foam is made with hazardous chemicals, like its main building block styrene, which is toxic to the human nervous system. Styrene is linked to cancer and considered a probable human carcinogen ...

To create new forms of food packaging to replace the unsustainable designs upon which modern life seems to depend: single-use plastic beverage ... a bio-based foam that melts to cellulosic fiber ...

“There’s really no reason to keep using single use plastic foam, whether it’s for foodware or packaging. There are plenty of reusable alternatives,” Leavitt told me. She also quoted a ...

A ban on sales of styrofoam products used in food service was supposed to have ... SB 54 called for plastic and packaging companies to reduce single-use plastic packaging by 25% and ensure that ...

According to projections, the expanded polystyrene (EPS) packaging market is estimated to grow from USD 13,179 million in ...

Look around your kitchen and pantry and see how much of our food is packaged in plastic products. Even our utensils and kitchen equipment are made from plastic. How many ...

Innovative strides are being made in the world of sustainable packaging ... foam made from chitin, a material found naturally in shrimp shells, that degrades much faster than traditional plastic ...

Supermarkets should be banned from selling products such as apples and bananas in plastic packaging, a global NGO said this week. WRAP has reiterated its call for 21 common fruit and vegetables to be ...

The global foamer bottle market share analysis has seen significant growth in recent years, driven by the increasing demand ...