Kevin Kumala has created a bag from cassava starch that is 100% biodegradable and even edible. To prove that the bag is totally natural he dissolved part of it in a lukewarm glass of water and ...

Another type of durable tote often made of plastic looks like a beach bag. These are made from various plastics (often woven), fitted with strap handles ... neither of these biodegradable ...

It sounds like one solution to the problems of plastic pollution. One British company that makes so-called "Oxo-biodegradable" bags said they break down in the environment "in the same way as a ...