This plant-based plastic is as strong as traditional petroleum-based plastic, but its properties can be tailored to suit ...

Researchers made a strong, flexible plastic from plant cellulose that breaks down quickly in natural environments, unlike ...

Scientists are turning to milk proteins, starch, and nanoclay to create biodegradable plastics that break down quickly in soil. As concerns grow about damage to the environment and potential risks to ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Technology Landscape, Trends and Opportunities in the Global Biodegradable Plastics Market" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The technology in ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The global biodegradable medical plastics market is expected to post a CAGR of more than 11% during the period 2019-2023, according to the latest market research report by ...

This new cellulose-derived plastic uses FDA-approved ingredients and salt-sensitive chemistry to avoid microplastic pollution ...

A new plastic made from DNA is renewable, requires little energy to make and is easy to recycle or break down. Traditional plastics are bad for the environment because they are made from non-renewable ...

The enzyme-enhanced plastic film had the same strength and flexibility as a standard plastic grocery bag. UC Berkeley photo by Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering Some single-use plastics have been replaced ...

The Earth is covered in plastic—and we keep making more of it. Caitlin Saks and Arlo Pérez Esquivel join chemist Malika Jeffries-EL in her Boston University lab to explore just what it takes to break ...

UK-based Symphony Environmental Technologies launched an additive that plastics manufacturers can use to make packaging biodegrade harmlessly in natural land and marine environments, the company says.

Biodegradable thermal packaging is revolutionizing the standards for transporting temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals ...

Senior Lecturer in Sustainability and the Built Environment, University of Portsmouth Plastic pollution has emerged as one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time. Over 100 million ...