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Plastics Materials Miracle of Food Packaging – and some you can eat too!

Posted on January 16th, 2017 by Dr. Sina Ebnesajjad in New Materials & Applications

Few pay much attention to food packaging when opening a bag of nutritious trail mix or potato chips. Any regard for the packaging is summarized in the reading of the nutrition facts printed on the label. More often than not indelicate words are hurled at a difficult-to-open package. Continue reading “Plastics Materials Miracle of Food Packaging – and some you can eat too!” »

Is Sustainable Packaging Good for the Business Environment?

Posted on December 5th, 2016 by Matt Weber in New Materials & Applications

Although food packaging offers incredible benefits by allowing food to last far longer, and much of that packaging can be recycled, it still has a bad reputation among consumers who want to see less of it littering landfills, streets and oceans. Continue reading “Is Sustainable Packaging Good for the Business Environment?” »