Biodegradable plastics are sold as a simple fix for a world drowning in packaging, but the reality is far messier than the marketing suggests. Labels that promise bags, cups, and utensils will ...

University of Maryland researchers are using artificial intelligence, machine learning, and robotics to accelerate the development of biodegradable plastics from natural materials like cellulose, ...

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 ...

Biodegradable plastics are usually sought after for their ability to break down quickly. However, this does not tell us how ...

Biodegradable plastics hold potential for reducing marine plastic pollution, but degrade too quickly, limiting their ...

Plastic pollution is one of the most defining environmental challenges of our time. Despite efforts to recycle or responsibly dispose of plastic, vast garbage patches in the oceans continue to grow, ...

There’s a slight whiff of cannibalism in an emerging circular model for sustainable plastics. Insects may soon be used as materials for engineering bioplastics—before the next generation of insects ...

Green Science Alliance developed plant biomass based biodegradable mulch film for agriculture. This product can be purchased ...

Proof-of-concept tests found that the plastic did such a good job at eating itself apart, not even microplastics had a chance ...

Plastic pollution is a major threat to human survival, with more than six hundred thousand tons of plastics on Earth. 2 In an effort to reduce the concentration of conventional plastics, scientists ...

Biodegradable plastics may not be the solution to plastic pollution many hoped for, with a new study showing they are still harmful to fish. Biodegradable plastics may not be the solution to plastic ...

Cupertino businesses and shoppers are adjusting to a future without plastic checkout bags but many said the alternatives ...