PET is one of the most commonly used plastics. It’s usually transparent and found in food packaging ... because they consist ...

This article explores the different types of plastics ... is more flexible and is commonly used in plastic bags and packaging materials. Polyethylene's resistance to moisture and many chemicals ...

Their brief? To create new forms of food packaging to replace the unsustainable designs upon which modern life seems to depend: single-use plastic beverage cups, lids, straws, and bottles.

The grocery aisle is a dizzying array of colourful packaging, but most of it is made of virgin materials. So what happens to ...

EU legislation requires plastic packaging to be recyclable by 2030. Different types of plastic packaging will then have to contain a certain percentage of recycled material (recyclate). The ultimate ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Jamie Hailstone is a U.K-based reporter, who covers sustainability. There was a time when plastic foam foodware packaging - commonly known ...