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.

Dear Heloise: I was looking for a way to recycle the packing foam peanuts from a box I received recently when I noticed that on the box it said that many package mailing offices will take the packing ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Q: Is there a place to recycle the packing peanuts I get with mail-order packages? — O.N., Williamsburg A: Yes. The Plastic Loose Fill Council is promoting the reuse of those annoying packing peanuts ...

Have you got a big box in your basement filled with packing peanuts that you hate to throw out? Many businesses that handle mailing and shipping services will take polystyrene packing material — known ...

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 ...

Zimoun is a master of manipulation. Give the Swiss artist the most basic of materials—cotton balls, crinkled paper, cardboard boxes—and he’ll somehow transform them into a mesmerizing soundscape. In ...