Along with orange peels and eggshells, people are tossing cling wrap, foam trays and other plastic food packaging into their ...

such as films for food preservation, making it a preferred choice for a variety of packaging needs, says the Southern African Vinyls Association (SAVA). Flexible PVC films are widely used in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

At the end of a long day, you might sit down with friends or family to eat a bowl of hot noodle soup. A savory scent fills ...

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

Food and cosmetics from dozens of major retailers come wrapped in potentially dangerous plastics, a new report has found.

Less than 10 percent of plastic waste is currently recycled globally, with the remaining often not managed properly.

Over-packaged food has been bothering shoppers for years ... Last year the UK's second biggest supermarket reduced plastic packaging by just 1% and came bottom in Greenpeace's survey.