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 ...
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 ...
Regulatory questions cloud the segment’s future, as do concerns about feedstocks, material capabilities and compostability ...
SEE (formerly Sealed Air) has revealed a paper-based bottom web designed to help food processors and retailers cut down on their plastic usage and meet consumer demand for paper-based packaging. Made ...
States ban plastic bags, PFAS chemicals, and foam containers to cut waste and improve recycling across multiple industries ...
Canada is embarking on efforts to cut the plastic packaging on food products. Ottawa has opened a month of consultation with interested stakeholders on its plan to draw up a “pollution prevention”, or ...