In an innovative gas fermentation process, reducing the concentration of carbon dioxide was found to significantly improve ...

While biodegradable plastics currently account for 0.5% of the hundreds of millions of tons of plastic produced annually, a growing demand for the alternative reflects consumer awareness and corporate ...

For more than two years, the UN member states have been trying to agree on a plastics treaty that includes globally binding measures against plastic pollution. In August, negotiations to reach an ...

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, ...

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 ...

The company says its new resin reduces the fossil content of plastic and can be recycled but biodegrades within months if it escapes into the natural environment. Symphony Environmental's new ...

Healthcare is awash in single-use plastics. In U.S. healthcare facilities alone, more than 2,800 tons of plastic packaging and products are thrown out every day. Few people are more aware of this than ...

It's one thing to make bio-based plastics, that is, plastics made from biological materials. It's quite another to make new bioplastics that are also biodegradable -- especially those that biodegrade ...

Marine plastic pollution is a massive environmental issue, with a plastic smog of an estimated 170 trillion particles afloat in the world’s oceans. This highlights how urgently we need to develop ...

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 ...

You grab a compostable coffee cup from the office kitchen, feel quietly good about it, and toss it into your backyard compost ...