Polystyrene — the plastic America loves to hate — wants a second chance. Used in foam cups, packaging peanuts and the molded ...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to ban all styrofoam plastic containers and packing peanuts throughout the state, he announced Tuesday — despite concerns from businesses about government overreach. “Styrofoam ...

With the holiday season in full swing, gifts of all shapes and sizes are being shipped around the world. But all that packaging generates lots of waste, including cardboard boxes and plastic-based ...

As lawmakers take aim at hard-to-recycle plastic and foam, a California packaging company is introducing a new shipping cooler made of woven paper fibers that could transform how temperature-sensitive ...

First it was soda. Now it's on to polystyrene foam. In his final State of the City address, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg called for a citywide ban on polystyrene foam food packaging from ...

The product targets tray applications for fresh food, including meat and fish, and food service items such as clamshells and ...

ROSEMONT, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Foam Holdings Inc. (“Foam Holdings”), a portfolio company of Wynnchurch Capital, L.P. (“Wynnchurch”), has announced the ...

Those bits that come inside your packages are called peanuts, but of course they are made from polystyrene, not anything natural. But what if we could send things packaged in popcorn—the actual food, ...

NEW YORK (WETM) – Governor Andrew Cuomo has proposed a ban on the distribution and use of expanded polystyrene, commonly known as Styrofoam, single-use food containers by Jan. 1, 2022. The proposal ...