Plastic film, such as produce bags, dry cleaning bags, the wrap around paper towels, toilet paper and bottled water can be recycled along with plastic bags. Even the bag your newspaper comes in on ...

The plastic films CuanTec makes out of shellfish shells that are left over from seafood production is naturally antimicrobial and lets people keep using plastic wrap without worrying about plastic.

thin films that block the transmission of oxygen.” It’s similar to petroleum-based plastic packaging, but researchers say their cling wrap could keep foods fresher for a longer period of time ...

A coating made from silk helped preserve strawberries kept for a week at 22 degrees Celsius. The uncoated strawberry on the left did not fare well but the fruit with one type of coating on the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Plastic film can be a menace to the environment. The super-thin ...

The company has partnered with Alliance Plastics to distribute a biodegradable film wrap claimed to break down ... “To be honest, plastic will be here several centuries after we’re not, ...

Bubble wrap, which shares this "film plastic" classification with products like shopping bags, sandwich bags and plastic wrap, have long fallen outside the usual recyclable product spectrum of ...