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 ...

[Omondi Onyango, Standard] "Although these bags physically look like the single-use plastics, we label these ones as biodegradable for easier identification," Gerald Githinji, an official from ...

Operating under the name The Shellworks, the group creates planters, wallets, plastic bags, and more, from a substance called "chitin," which is biodegradable and reusable. They designed a series ...

Mamo said that the research had proven that the country had the capability and availability of biodegradable bags as an alternative to plastic bags. "You are advised to liaise with the Kenya ...