MIT researchers have identified how communities of ocean bacteria cooperate to decompose biodegradable plastics, a finding that could reshape how scientists and manufacturers think about the fate of ...

Biodegradable plastics could help alleviate the plastic waste crisis that is polluting the environment and harming our health ...

Plastic packaging fills up landfills – engineers are working on a bio-based alternative that could replace the kind shown ...

Biodegradable plastics don’t break down on their own. Researchers found ocean microbes play a key role, and results can vary ...

Scientists have found a way to convert discarded shrimp shells into dense, plastic-like films and objects, a development that ...

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, ...

Biodegradable mulch films are widely promoted as a sustainable alternative to conventional agricultural plastics, yet their ...

Researchers overcame the tradeoff between plastic toughness and degradability by developing plastics with movable crosslinks. The crosslinks both increased toughness by over eight times and increased ...

Should all certified biobased plastics be counted as compostable? The answer depends on who is asked. The National Organic ...

The logistics sector remains heavily dependent on polyethylene films for pallet covers, ULD protection, and stretch wrapping, ...

At the urging of the plastics industry, the USDA is considering allowing materials such as bioplastic cups, coffee pods and compostable plastic bags into the organic compost waste stream. Farmers and ...

Microplastics cause decreases in the populations of grazing animals in ponds, ultimately resulting in toxic algal blooms.