biodegradable packaging

Cornstarch vs Styrofoam Packing Peanuts: Which Wins?

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Packaura

/ August 28, 2026

If you ship products in boxes, you’ve probably faced the loose-fill decision: reach for classic pink or white styrofoam peanuts, or switch to the plant-based cornstarch kind that dissolve in a sink. The two look almost identical sitting in a box, but they behave very

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Compostable vs Biodegradable vs Recyclable Packaging Explained

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Packaura

/ July 27, 2026

Walk down any grocery aisle and you’ll see “biodegradable,” “compostable,” and “recyclable” printed on packaging as if they’re interchangeable. They’re not, and mixing them up can lead to contaminated recycling bins, compost that never breaks down, or packaging claims that get a brand flagged for

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Mycelium Packaging vs Styrofoam (EPS): Cost & Compost

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Packaura

/ July 1, 2026

Every shipper eventually asks the same question: keep using the foam that’s protected boxes for 70+ years, or switch to something that grows itself? Expanded polystyrene (EPS) — the material most people just call Styrofoam — has been the default protective packaging material since the

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