France’s push to cut down on single-use plastics is reshaping the packaging industry, with companies having to adapt to meet ...

Additionally, the research found that the UK is the "most reliant on plastic packaging, with 70% of all food and drink items on British shelves containing plastic," compared to Spain, which came ...

but not all plastic is bad. Able to survive extremes in temperatures, a well-made set of BPA-free boxes will help to curb your river of food waste. This bundle of 16-lidded boxes in various ...

There's no doubt in anyone's mind that plastic pollution is a problem. As the United Nations noted, "46% of plastic waste is landfilled, while 22% is mismanaged and becomes litter. Unlike other ...

as a lot of plastic waste comes from food packaging. This project aims to understand the most effective ways to innovate to reduce food and plastic waste. Around 41% of plastic packaging is used for ...

A pre-peeled orange in a plastic box. Shrink-wrapped cucumbers. Over-packaged food has been bothering ... UK needs to move away from all single-use packaging - not just plastic.

(The Hill) — Plastic food packaging contains chemicals that disrupt the endocrine system — and that can leach into food, a ...

To create new forms of food packaging to replace the unsustainable ... commonly packaged in a recyclable paperboard box fronted by a nonrecyclable plastic window. “Just because materials exist ...

According to the study, a paper bag is only slightly more environmentally friendly than a plastic bag; the plastic bag is even more environmentally friendly than a cardboard folding box. For fruit and ...

Lancaster University researchers investigating consumer attitudes and behaviors around plastic food packaging have found UK households are 'wishcycling' rather than recycling—and say it's a ...