After striking a grand compromise over plastic packaging in 2022, lawmakers are back at the negotiating table with another proposed ban. The food industry, however, is calling for patience while ...

Inside your refrigerator and pantry, plastic is everywhere. There’s plastic wrap, storage bags and bins, clamshell takeout containers, beverage bottles, and condiment tubs, of course. Plastics ...

Plastic food packaging, especially single-use containers, is a growing problem for the food industry. According to the UN Environment Program, 460 million tons of plastic is generated each year ...

Regulatory questions cloud the segment’s future, as do concerns about feedstocks, material capabilities and compostability ...

You probably think your home-cooked meals are healthier than takeout, right? Fresh ingredients, your own clean kitchen, ...

Social media can be a powerful force for positive change, especially when it comes to environmental issues. A seemingly perfect example is the drive to stem the tide of single-use plastic, ...

UK-based DS Smith undertook an extensive field analysis — here's what it found. Westend61 / Getty Images There's no doubt in anyone's mind that plastic pollution is a problem. As the United Nations ...

(The Hill) — Plastic food packaging contains chemicals that disrupt the endocrine system — and that can leach into food, a new study has found. Once there, these chemicals can mimic — or disrupt — the ...

Scientists are increasingly looking at developing ways to replace plastic, particularly in single-use, high volume, disposable applications. Food packaging is one of these areas. Can edible food ...

Faerch company Cirrec is using an AI-based system to sort PET trays from household recycling into a food-grade stream - ...

States ban plastic bags, PFAS chemicals, and foam containers to cut waste and improve recycling across multiple industries ...