Rethinking ketchup packets: New approach to slippery packaging aims to cut food waste
Friday, August 3, 2018 - 13:50
in Earth & Climate
New research aims to cut down on waste -- and consumer frustration -- with a novel approach to creating super slippery industrial packaging. The study establishes a method for wicking chemically compatible vegetable oils into the surfaces of common extruded plastics, like those used for ketchup packets and other condiments.