Researchers at Virginia Tech have found a way to make biodegradable packaging stronger while using less energy in the process. The research team from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and ...

A team of materials scientists from Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, the University of Milano-Bicocca, and Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia via Morego, all in Italy, has found a way to use keratin to ...

Multiple research teams across the globe have developed biodegradable packaging materials built from plant fibers, producing films and papers that rival the mechanical strength of petroleum-based ...

Hard plastic made from bamboo is as strong and durable as conventional plastics for uses such as household appliances and car interiors, but is also recyclable and biodegrades easily in soil. Plastics ...

CAIRO (Reuters) - Researchers at Egypt's Nile University are developing a way to turn dried shrimp shells that would otherwise be thrown away into thin films of biodegradable plastic they hope will be ...

What if we could make plastic from plants? A team of researchers from the Netherlands and China introduces ‘plantymers’, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Global plastic production has increased from 369 million tons in 2016 to 404.5 million metric tons in 2020, partly due to ...

As awareness grows around plastic pollution's impact on ecosystems, a new solution has been heralded: biodegradable bags. Often marketed as an eco-friendly alternative to traditional plastic, these ...

The global plastic waste crisis has reached a critical juncture, where reducing usage alone is insufficient to address the mounting environmental challenges. While biodegradable plastics have long ...

Don't be. There are a lot of naturally occurring plastics (e.g., gums and shellacs). What is important is finding ways of making biodegradable plastics at scale that cost less than the plastics we ...

When you wiped that greasy stove with one of those “magic” melamine sponges last night and watched the stain disappear, what you didn’t see was that as these sponges wear down, they shed tiny plastic ...