The words biodegradable and compostable often appear on product labels, especially on packaging and eco-friendly items.

Researchers combined milk protein, starch, and volcanic clay to create a biodegradable packaging film that degrades in 13 ...

The beads are increasingly viewed as a problem, but a Mardi Gras without beads also seems unfathomable. That is why it was a radical step when the Krewe of Freret made the decision last year to ban ...

A team of University of Mississippi researchers is developing a way to use 3D-printed medicated patches to help close ...

Bharat is often described as a land of rituals. From birth ceremonies to the final rites of life, every stage of human ...

Plastic straws can take up to 200 years to decompose, fragmenting into smaller "microplastics" that have lasting impacts on ecosystems.

A body undergoing hydrolysis is wrapped in a silk or woollen shroud, or other biodegradable material, before being placed in ...

Should all certified biobased plastics be counted as compostable? The answer depends on who is asked. The National Organic ...

Spongy moths, an invasive pest credited with an average of 808,000 acres of annual deforestation in the northeastern third of ...

It is Carnival season in New Orleans. That means gazillions of green, gold and purple Mardi Gras beads.Once made of glass and cherished by parade spectators who ...

The Authority held plastic compostable bags classifiable under HSN 3923 29 90, and clarified that 5% GST under Notification 9/2025 applies only if goods are genuinely ...