As concerns over plastic pollution continue to escalate, consumers and businesses alike are seeking eco-friendly alternatives. Oxo-biodegradable bags, also known as oxo-degradable bags ...

This new development is a semi-crystalline, yet translucent to transparent polyester amide. The plastic is resistant to solvents and light, as well as being strong and extremely tough. The melting ...

NatureWorks and other makers of biodegradable plastic are putting forward their products as one of those solutions. But even biodegradable plastics shed microplastics, though they won’t persist ...

In seawater (and in soil, not depicted), resalting destroys the bridges, preventing microplastic formation and allowing the plastic to become biodegradable. Credit: RIKEN, edited A new durable, ...

Eco-friendly and biodegradable plastic using bacteria has been developed at the University ... The PHA can then be collected and used as raw material for various bioplastic products such as plastic ...

Policies aimed at curbing the use of single-use plastic bags have sometimes accomplished the opposite of their intentions, a new study has found. When two Texas cities prohibited stores from ...

But to these whales, plastic junk floating in the ocean may also “sound” just like a delicious squid. A new study suggests plastic debris like shopping bags bear remarkably similar “echoes ...

EU member states have taken progressive steps over the past decade to reduce the use of lightweight plastic bags, including ... the adoption of compostable and biodegradable alternatives.

Plastic grocery bags are a significant contributor to global plastic pollution, and California is taking a big step up in tackling the problem. Thomas is a native of upstate New York and a ...

Smurfit Westrock has launched a new EasySplit Bag-in-Box (BiB) design to address the impending requirements of the EU's ...

(The Hill) — Policies aimed at curbing the use of single-use plastic bags have sometimes accomplished the opposite of their intentions, a new study has found. When two Texas cities prohibited stores ...