Packaging News

Plastics News: New York City reintroduces EPS ban

Yet another EPS ban has been proposed due to the impossible nature for this abundant substance to be safely recycled or disposed of, causing our landfills to overflow. New York City is taking another run at expanded polystyrene food service packaging with a new ban slated to take hold later this year. The city Department […]

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Future may hold more ‘compostable’ claim lawsuits – Resource Recycling News

The words “biodegradable” and “compostable” are not words companies should just throw around as marketing gimmicks. In California, they are starting to mean something. Plastic products sold in California with “biodegradable” and “compostable” printed on their labels cost Walmart nearly $1 million in a settlement earlier this month. County district attorneys say the world’s largest retailer […]

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Three factors driving the global biodegradable polymers market | Greener Package

Why are more businesses relying on biodegradable plastics like our Nature-Pack products? A new report looks at the current state of the global biodegradable polymers market as well as its potential for future growth based on three drivers. HiRes_Web.jpgGlobal_Biodegradable_Polymers_Market.jpgThe global biodegradable polymers market is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 21% from […]

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India just banned all forms of disposable plastic in its capital | The Independent

The world slowly continues to combat the widespread use of plastics that do not biodegrade in landfills. India’s capital city Delhi has introduced a ban on disposable plastic. Cutlery, bags, cups and other forms of single-use plastic were prohibited by the National Green Tribunal (NGT). There is particular concern in the country about the amount […]

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These birds are choking on a plastic ocean – CNN.com

The Midway Atoll is a depository for tons of ocean plastic each year.  This is bad news for the Laysan albatross which nests here. This story is part of CNN’s “Vanishing” series. Learn more about the sixth extinction and get involved. Midway Atoll (CNN)| Shock, combined with a little wonder at the unnatural. That’s how I […]

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Packaging News, Plastic Pollution and Bans

San Francisco: Foam Products Banned in the City | Time.com

This is why Nature-Pack has developed biodegradable containers for the food and shipping industries. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously voted to outlaw a host of commonly used foam products, in a move hailed as the nation’s most extensive such ban. The ban applies to polystyrene food packaging, packing peanuts, to-go containers, […]

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