The King County Medical Examiner’s Office said a 10-year-old Shoreline boy died from “positional asphyxia” after he got stuck headfirst in a box of packing peanuts. The boy’s weight and the position ...

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 ...

File - A cardboard box with packing peanuts poking out. (RDNE Stock project/Pexels) Have a question about Philly’s neighborhoods or the systems that shape them? PlanPhilly reporters want to hear from ...

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 ...

I was wondering whether you could provide me with advice about packaging materials. You see, I was recently married and my wife and I now find ourselves buried under packaging peanuts, Styrofoam, and ...

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 ...

Sometime during the holidays, there is a good chance you will hold in your hand a polystyrene peanut. Consider it for a moment. These plastic packing bits – 99.6 percent air – feel lighter than a ...

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 ...