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 ...

I recently received a package with white peanuts that dissolve in water. I assume they are made of starch, or at least I’ve heard of that. Can I compost them? Excellent question, Diane. The first time ...

"As silly stunts for social media go, this might not be quite as dangerous as eating Tide Pods, but it is still extremely unsafe." Close-up of packing peanuts. In the latest TikTok culinary craze, ...

LENOIR -- A growing demand for environmentally sound products is good news for a Lenoir maker of biodegradable packaging peanuts. "Our timing is right on target," said Frank Garriga, the president of ...

You’ve already said so long to plastic bags. Now get ready to bid adieu to Styrofoam food containers and packing peanuts. Starting Jan. 1, food containers and packing materials made of polystyrene ...

TyBott stares into the camera, chewing slowly. The sandwich — if you can call it that — is packed with peanut butter and raspberry jam, but instead of bread, the filling oozes between two slices of ...

Get ready to get rid of Styrofoam and packing peanuts. New York state's ban on the shipping products takes effect on Jan. 1. The new rule doesn't apply to packaging used for raw meat or fish or ...

Get ready to get rid of Styrofoam and packing peanuts. New York state's ban on the shipping products takes effect on Jan. 1. The new rule doesn't apply to packaging used for raw meat or fish or ...