Experts in the packaging industry Thursday expressed concern over the recent lifting of a ban on disposable polystyrene tableware, due to the possible impacts on food safety and on the environment.

Polystyrene is a versatile material that is utilised in the manufacturing of a wide variety of products for end users. It is frequently used in items that require clarity, such as food packaging and ...

Polystyrene containers, commonly used for takeaway meals and electronic goods, can be repurposed in countless creative ways. Finding new uses for these containers helps reduce waste and offers ...

To contain the catch, the disposable polystyrene boxes from the fishing boats of Porto Torres are banned. The styrene polymer is one of the major pollutants of the sea (and not only), of which ...

MANY small business owners in the food service industry are on tenterhooks as the new year dawns, wondering how they will be able to afford alternatives to expanded polystyrene food boxes and cups ...

Joanne Howarth’s lightbulb moment came while she was working for one of Australia’s biggest meal-kit delivery companies. The job required her to pack frozen dinners into polystyrene boxes and send ...