There's actually a number of reasons chip bags work the way they do and why manufacturers design bags with aluminum lining and other features. Every bit of packaging material has a purpose.

The modern chip bag took decades to evolve from a single ... boxes to ketchup packets to yogurt pouches. The use of so many materials means the packaging is almost never recycled.

Researchers have developed a dual-mode nanofiber film for passive heating and cooling using upcycled chip bags and silica ...

A new compostable material is being used by chip giant Frito-Lay to house its Sun Chips brand snack. The catch? It's really noisy. Man Deported to El Salvador in ...