Packaging

Science Symposium: Plastic Recycling

October 14, 2024 - 2024 Science Symposium Packaging

If you couldn’t make it to the 2024 Science Symposium focused on plastic recycling and chemical contaminates in recycled plastic, don’t worry! You can still catch up on all the insightful sessions. Most are now available for you to watch below…

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Packaging – Plastic Wrap

Elisabeth Anderson, Jinpeng Li

September 21, 2021 - Packaging

In this series, we explore packaging ingredients. In this post, we look at the main ingredients that make up the food-safe plastic wrap we use at home. What are food-safe plastic wraps and what do they do? Plastic wraps are typically clear or…

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Packaging – Active Biofilms, Biofilms, And Films

Elisabeth Anderson, Jinpeng Li

July 12, 2021 - Packaging

In this series, we're exploring packaging ingredients. In this post, we'll take a look at terms that will help us better understand packaging ingredients and emerging packaging technology: active biofilms, biofilms, and films. Why do these terms sound similar? Scientific terms can have…

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Packaging – Plant-based Plastics

Elisabeth Anderson, Jinpeng Li

June 28, 2021 - Packaging

Updated from an original article written by Elisabeth Anderson; Jinpeng Li. In this series, we explore packaging ingredients. This post looks at plant-based plastics poised to replace some of the petroleum-based plastic packaging products. What are plant-based plastics? Plant-based plastic materials, sometimes called bioplastics,…

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Food, Medicine, & Cosmetic Packaging – Overview

Elisabeth Anderson, Jinpeng Li

June 14, 2021 - Packaging

We’re all familiar with packaging. In this series, we explore the packaging used on our food, medicine & cosmetic items. In this post, we take an overview of packaging and ingredients that come into contact with products we use and consume…

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