PET is one of the most commonly used plastics. It’s usually transparent and found in food packaging ... because they consist ...

Plastic is also cheaper and more recyclable ... and moisture. This heavy-duty type of packaging is typically used for fragile electronic equipment, or unstable chemical compounds.

Study finds over half of plastic food packaging is replaceable, urging policy and industry shifts toward sustainable grocery ...

Edible packaging often consists of natural ingredients, which means that you can consume the packaging along with the food it ...

Researchers have spent the last few years trying to find which type of plastic biodegrades the fastest ... the common Styrofoam trays used for packaging meat – which does not biodegrade in ...

Much of Amazon’s reductions took place in countries that have enacted — or threatened to enact — restrictions on certain types of plastic packaging. But the company’s progress may not ...

Rather than a potential triumph, the compostable plastics we use look increasingly like a tragedy. Andy Extance looks at the ...

The Federal Trade Commission is preparing an update to use of sustainability labels, including the recycling symbol.

When buying ground beef to be frozen, it's not the cut or fat content that matters the most, but rather the manner in which ...

The announcement represents the fulfillment of a promise Amazon made in June to work “ toward full removal ” of plastic air pillows from North America by the end of the year. At that time, the company ...

After years of pressure from environmental advocates, the global retail giant Amazon announced last week that it has eliminated plastic air pillows from its global network of “fulfillment ...