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 ...

Those little white polystyrene-foam packaging peanuts are nearly ubiquitous in our pack-and-ship culture, but they are no good for the environment, let alone human health. The basic building block of ...

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 ...

Researchers developed a process to convert packing peanuts into electrodes for lithium-ion batteries The electrodes outperformed traditional graphite ones, increasing storage capacity and charging ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...