Spain's Bio2Coat is hoping to solve the twin problems of food waste and plastic waste coming from packaging materials with a 100% natural, edible coating that extends shelf-life of fruits and ...

Scientists are increasingly looking at developing ways to replace plastic, particularly in single-use, high volume, disposable applications. Food packaging is one of these areas. Can edible food ...

What to do about the plastic planet? The seas are steadily filling up with plastic, and it’s vital to find ways to address the problem. One way to do this is to move away from plastic usage towards ...

When John Wesley Hyatt invented the original synthetic polymer (plastic) in 1869, it was considered an earth-shattering accomplishment. For the first time ever, a manufactured product was not plagued ...

When the whiskey company Glenlivet announced its now infamous edible whiskey capsules, swiftly dubbed “Whiskey Tide Pods,” it was mercilessly mocked on late-night talk shows and Twitter. Not all of ...

Four teenage girls have won an inter-school competition that encourages students to create innovative projects that address environmental and societal challenges by creating an edible “plastic” made ...

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Scientist Luiz Henrique Mattoso and students Marcos Lorevice and Caio Otoni display edible plastic made from papayas. (Photo by Flavio Ubiali / Embrapa) BRASILIA, Brazil, January 14, 2015 (ENS) – ...

In the U.S., convenience food is king. A 2015 analysis showed that packaged, processed foods make up more than 60% of the foods we buy at the grocery store. Beyond nutrition and food waste, there is ...

Polish design student Roza Janusz has created Scoby, an eco-friendly alternative to plastic packaging that is easily grown with the same methods used to make kombucha. Created from fermented bacteria ...

When plastic cutlery was first introduced, it’s unlikely anyone realized how prevalent it would become, or how damaging to the environment. In India, the enormous waste from single-use utensils ...

Tired of passing rock-hard nodules of compressed petroleum by-products? Try noshing on edible plastic instead. Plantic, a plant-based plastic, tastes like state bread yet is wonderful with some fava ...