Whether packing peanuts can be recycled or not depends largely on what they are made of and the type of recycling facilities that exist in your area. Packing peanuts are actually color-coded—they come ...

A bizarre trend has emerged on TikTok, where users are consuming biodegradable packing peanuts under the assumption that they are edible, much to the concern of health experts. Online shoppers have ...

If you've ever opened a package that was filled to the brim with packing peanuts and wondered what the heck to do with them, we've got 13 genius answers! These tiny pieces of Styrofoam are best known ...

People are eating biodegradable packing peanuts under the assumption that they are edible — much to experts’ dismay. “Did anyone know that Lush packing peanuts are edible??” wrote one beauty lover on ...

I have packing peanuts that are water soluble. How do I dispose of them? I can't find a name for them in the Recyclopedia. Also, would you consider putting the address for the Recyclopedia in your ...

The Christmas tree is down and the decorations are carefully packed away. Now the big question remains: what to do with those thousands of tiny white pellets spilling out of boxes and clinging to the ...

Social media is rife with truly strange trends – whether it be harmless dances or somewhat dangerous food trends such as the tide pod challenge of the late 2010s. Tik-Toks' latest trend is no ...

Opening a package only to have your apartment flooded with packing peanuts is an annoying experience – and a total waste of plastic. But researchers Vilas Pol and Vinodkumar Etacheri at Purdue ...

When energy researchers at Purdue University were moving into a new lab, opening box after box of new equipment packed in Styrofoam peanuts, they had a sudden epiphany: As chemical engineers, could ...

I hate these things. Next time I order something over the Internet, I am going to send a query of some sort—maybe even call customer service—and ask if the thing comes packed in packing peanuts. If it ...