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 ...

What if there was a thinner, faster battery waiting to be discovered in the trash? The humble packing peanut, yes, that floor-cluttering plastic confetti, could be getting a new livelihood soon.

When a new lab was recently being set up at Purdue University in Indiana, a lot of the equipment arrived in boxes full of protective packing "peanuts." Unfortunately, few facilities exist for ...

People are eating biodegradable packing peanuts under the assumption that they are edible — much to experts’ dismay. On ...

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 ...

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 ...

This schematic depicts a process for converting waste packing peanuts into high-performance carbon electrodes for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that outperform conventional graphite electrodes, ...

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 ...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to ban all styrofoam plastic containers and packing peanuts throughout the state, he announced Tuesday — despite concerns from businesses about government overreach. “Styrofoam ...

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 ...

Packing peanuts make shipping fragile objects easy. But the puffy particles become a wasteful nuisance once the shipment is complete. Now researchers report a method to turn them into something useful ...