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

Scientists racing to tackle plastic pollution have created a surprising new contender: a biodegradable packaging film made partly from milk protein. Researchers at Flinders University blended calcium ...

No. All Bigelow Tea bags are biodegradable, compostable, and contain no plastic. Bigelow Tea bags are made from wood pulp, abaca fiber, and plant-based starches derived from corn and sugarcane. No ...

Adhesives expert Intertronics has released its Endurawipe™ Biodegradable 70/30 IPA Wipes, a new industrial cleaning wipe made from 100 per cent eucalyptus-derived viscose that breaks down within 12 ...

Shellworks has announced it has raised $15 million in Series A funding to scale up global production for its plant-based Vivomer material and expand into the US and EU wellness market.

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

That trait, which makes a coffee lid or a fishing float so useful, also turns plastic into a long-term guest in places it was never invited. Unrecovered fragments collect across ecosystems, and they ...

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 ...

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

Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS): Even as a ban on the sale of non-biodegradable plastic flowers is already in place in Maharashtra, ...

Of all the major types of materials used today, plastics are one of the fastest-growing categories and offer the greatest opportunity for innovation. Decades of development towards improving the ...

Scientists have invented an advanced material that gets stronger when wet that they believe could replace single-use plastic cups and bottles ...