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 ...

Compost material is gathered at a county facility in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. MUST CREDIT: Brittany Greeson/The Washington Post Slowly but surely, Americans are getting into composting. Curbside ...

Zerocircle secures ₹25 crore funding to expand production of natural plastic alternatives for food packaging and consumer ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

News about food packaging is everywhere these days — from debates over plastic waste harming the environment, to concerns about microplastics entering our bodies and what that means for our health.

Sabic joined forces with Estiko Packaging Solutions and brand owner Coldwater Prawns of Norway to develop and implement a highly sustainable new packaging pouch for frozen prawns. The pouch is made ...

A class of chemicals commonly used in plastic food containers and cosmetic products may have caused about 10 percent of the United States’ preterm births in 2018, according to a study from ...