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PORTLAND, Ore. — It won't be long before reams of torn wrapping paper and a potential blizzard of Styrofoam packing peanuts finds its way to your house during the holidays. Then comes the hard part: ...

Styrofoam remains a ubiquitous material for takeout containers, disposable coffee cups, and protective cushioning for fragile items during shipping. The material—called expanded polystyrene or ...

We've long been dependent on styrofoam for packaging, but that lightweight protective material is virtually impossible to decompose. So it makes sense that scientists are working on--or rather, ...

Over 380 million tons of plastic are produced every year and 50% of that is for single-use purposes such as product packaging. Until now, companies have been hard-pressed to find a replacement for ...

Pregis LLC, a Chicago-based protective packaging developer, has unveiled a foam packaging product supported by certified-circular polyethylene (PE) resins through a collaboration with Irving, ...

As of April 2025, several states and cities across the United States have implemented or are moving toward banning the use of polystyrene foam (commonly known as Styrofoam) in foodware, packaging, and ...