For people trying to reduce plastic waste at home, the growing availability of "home-compostable" forks, plates, cups, and ...

A research group at Nagoya Institute of Technology announced that they have successfully synthesized a biodegradable plastic made using components of konjac, with a heat resistance more than 100 C ...

Plastic items often serve as affordable placeholders in many people's homes, but there's a more planet-friendly material that ...

In an innovative gas fermentation process, reducing the concentration of carbon dioxide was found to significantly improve ...

Compostable bioplastics are largely made using the same processes as for traditional plastics, using either plant materials ...

Worldwide, discarded electronic toys, computers and smartphones are becoming an increasingly significant source of electronic ...

Plastic waste is a global issue, and the United States is the largest contributor; however, a team at Southern Illinois ...

P-Life Japan is trying to build a a stronger position in the biodegradable plastics sector Plastic has become one of the modern economy’s most stubborn contradictions: cheap, durable, and ...

A new review shows why biodegradable plastics are promising, but not a magic fix, and what must change before they can meaningfully cut global plastic pollution. Paper: Scaling biodegradable plastics ...

Scientists have achieved a breakthrough in plastic sustainability by developing a simple chemical process that transforms widely used plastics into rapidly degrading materials, offering new hope in ...

Living things degrade, die, and decompose. Even when we turn plant and animal material into furniture or clothes, the process is inevitable. On the other hand, left alone, plastics are practically ...

In agricultural production, microplastics have become environmental pollutants that cannot be ignored. They may not only enter the food chain through the soil-plant system, threatening food safety, ...