The overall clamshell-packaging industry totaled $2.1 billion in revenue in 2005, according to the Freedonia Group, a Cleveland-based independent market-research firm.

The Nov. 30 front-page article "Do Not Pry Open Until Christmas," about "clamshell" plastic packaging, neglected to mention other "hard truths" about the material. This plastic is typically ...

The gift-giving season is upon us, and that means the battle between you and the stubborn plastic clamshell packaging standing between you and your ne. Skip to Main Content ...

Worthy runners-up include the interfaces on most microwaves, TV remotes, New York City's parking signs, and pull-handles on push-only doors, according to users of Quora.

Clamshell packaging is hard, tightly sealed plastic that encases a product while also protecting it and making it easy to see. Scissors, which can be difficult for those with a weak grip or ...

Trying to open clamshell packaging is an often dangerous lesson in bad design, writes Kathryn H. Anthony in her new book Defined by Design. March 4, 2017. March 4, 2017. 3 min read. Save.

This common plastic packaging is a recycling nightmare. The enormous variety and abundance of plastic packaging—including tough-to-open clamshells—is a big headache for the recycling industry.

When gadgets come in impossible-to-open plastic packaging, there's a safer way to open them than using a knife. We rounded up the tools and gave them a spin. Here are the winners of our blister ...