Thermal efficiency is essential in pharmaceutical cold chain packaging but has lacked a vehicle to deliver both high performing thermal performance and sustainability. Graphite-expanded polystyrene ...

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 ...

Of the 400-million-plus tons of plastic that the world produces each year, more than a third is only used once before it’s thrown out. Each minute, by some estimates, the equivalent of a garbage truck ...

It’s hard to imagine a time before traditional plastics became commonplace for many single-use food packaging and food-contact applications. It’s even harder to imagine a time without them using ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — CalRecycle released key building blocks for California’s groundbreaking law to cut single-use plastic and packaging waste. Packaging makes up over 50% of what we throw away by ...

BRUSSELS, April 24 (Reuters) - The European Parliament approved a proposed law on Wednesday that would ban certain single-use plastic packaging like mini shampoo bottles in hotels and thin plastic ...

RefuseSingleUseDay shines a light on a simple idea that feels almost old-fashioned: stop treating things as throwaways in the first ...

Local governments are being pressed to push reusable packaging mandates on food and drink businesses across European towns and cities. New research follows an update to the EU Packaging and Packaged ...

From the start of 2026, businesses in Freiburg that sell takeaway food and beverages must pay a charge for each disposable ...