WASHINGTON — After more than 18 years on the books, changes to California's rigid plastic packaging container (RPPC) regulations for 2013 mean the law will finally be able to do what it was meant to: ...

California is known as a trend-setting state, credited (or blamed) as a place where cultural movements become phenomenon, for example yoga in the ‘70s, bottled water in the ‘80s and interest in ...

Approximately 60% of all plastics produced worldwide are used for food packaging (1). That means that of the 380 million metric tons of plastics produced in 2015, 228 million metric tons were food ...

Bunches of bananas wrapped in plastic. A pre-peeled orange in a plastic box. Shrink-wrapped cucumbers. Over-packaged food has been bothering shoppers for years and supermarkets have responded by ...

I make an effort to reuse or repurpose plastic containers whenever I can. Not only is it better for the planet, but it’s an ...

Though food packaging sustainability varies depending on the type of product and packaging, the size and weight of the container and other variables, in the case of the single-serve orange juice, a ...