(Nanowerk News) As food costs continue to rise and a global food crisis looms on the horizon, it’s staggering to think that some 30-40% of America’s food supply ends up in landfills, mostly due to ...

Tech-enabled materials innovation: Bio-based, compostable, and recyclable materials (enhanced by AI, nanotechnology, and ...

“Food security” embraces the many complex factors and systems that describe our relationship with food, including health, environmental, and economic outcomes. Imagine a food security framework as a ...

Building on what it calls the first “open-managed” reuse system for hot and cold drink cups in Aarhus, Tomra Reuse recently unveiled a reuse collection point (RCP) at the Reuse Economy Expo in Paris.

McMaster University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. McMaster University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. Food insecurity is one of humanity’s most ...

A recent review in Processes presents various aspects of edible food packaging, focusing on single-use, fast-dissolving edible pouches. Plastic food packaging, typically non-biodegradable, is a ...

For consumers, convenience and quality have always reigned supreme, but environmental concerns have recently begun to transform expectations. QSRs are now pressured to deliver more than simply ...

Plastic packaging does an enormous amount of harm to the environment, taking up land in landfill sites and maiming wildlife on both land and sea. However, it also contributes to climate change, ...