Plant physiologists in California are working with the EarthShell packaging company to complete the environmentally friendly containers. Moulded from wheat-starch batter, containers – as well as cups, ...

The good news: Compostable packaging does actually turn to compost just like your food scraps do, which is way gentler on the ...

A team of scientists has developed biodegradable food packaging made from corn protein and other naturally-derived bioplymers infused with a mixture of natural antimicrobial oils that can extend the ...

Composting biodegradable food containers cuts the amount of trash that gets sent to a landfill. But the practice may serve up some unintended consequences for human health. That’s because the items ...

Xampla, founded in 2018, aims to replace unrecyclable plastics that account for a great deal of polluting microplastics. “The ...

just-food’s management briefing now turns to packaging from renewable sources, which, Jonathan Thomas writes, is developing rapidly. Bioplastics and biodegradable packaging are gaining traction in an ...

Scientists have developed a new plant-based coating for food that could replace plastic. The biodegradable coating is environmentally sustainable, but also a public health solution thanks to its ...

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and university cooperators have developed a biodegradable plastic that could be used in disposable food containers. The plastic, called a thermoplastic ...

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Food packaging is one of the main generators of packaging waste in developed countries. In 2012, each person in the European Union (EU) countries generated an average of 156.8kg of packaging waste, ...

Scientists from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Nanyang Technological University Singapore have developed a biodegradable food packaging material that kills harmful microbes and could ...

Most to-go containers are recyclable, but whether or not you can toss them in your recycling bin will depend on what they're made from, what materials your local recycler accepts, and if they're ...