Because they are inexpensive to produce and can be lightweight, the single-use plastics are useful as trash bags, utensils, ...

While packaging has always been an essential part of consumer goods, its role in consumer safety is often overlooked.

Styrene in high quantities is known to cause adverse effects such as liver disease. Despite styrene being a well-studied chemical, the long-term effects of acute exposure are not understood. This ...

In this model, Nefab will collect used packaging, grind it down, and repurpose it into new recyclable products. In fact, the company has already stated that it aims to make several of its new ...

Kennedy Jr. said he's considering major changes in how food packaging is regulated, and he wants more focus on human health risks from microplastics and chemicals used in polymers. While some ...

Made of chitosan, derived from shrimp shells, and a silk protein derived from insects, shrilk can be used to make film or rigid shapes. But it hasn’t yet found its way into food packaging ...

The Joint Expert Group for Food Contact Materials (FCMJEG) has published its assessment on the use of ocean bound plastics (OBP) in food contact materials (FCMs) including food packaging for meat, ...

Amazon says the packaging changes will help cut delivery emissions by lowering ... according to new figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). A total of 65,850 used battery ...

The Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland have advised firms not to use abandoned environmental plastic in food ...

A participant, who wanted to be known as Lim, drove from Petaling Jaya to Shah Alam to exchange her used packaging and was pleased to get a notepad and black tote bag. “I wouldn’t mind seeing ...