Researchers develop a simple chemical process that converts everyday plastics into materials that break down quickly.

Mango Materials, a California-based company that creates biodegradable polymers for use in plastic products, has been scaling up and commercializing a biomanufacturing technology that utilizes methane ...

Plastic pollution is a major threat to human survival, with more than six hundred thousand tons of plastics on Earth. 2 In an effort to reduce the concentration of conventional plastics, scientists ...

"Biodegradable" has become one of the most reassuring words in modern packaging. It appears on coffee cups, shopping bags and ...

Scientists have developed a new chemical upcycling process that could help reduce plastic waste and support a more sustainable circular economy. Researchers from the University of Edinburgh and RPTU ...

A local packaging distributor is working to expand the reach of a biodegradable film capable of reducing waste in the manufacturing process. Packaging Systems of Wisconsin, a Sheboygan-based division ...

Binghamton PhD student Tianzheng Liu, left, and Department of Biomedical Engineering Professor Sha Jin have developed a method to turn food waste into biodegradable plastic. According to the U.S.

Chemists develop mineral plastics with numerous positive properties from sustainable basic building blocks and, together with biologists, demonstrate the material's excellent microbiological ...

Scientists at Rice University and University of Houston have developed an innovative, scalable approach to engineer bacterial cellulose into high-strength, multifunctional materials. Using a spinning ...

Sustainability: News about the rapidly growing climate tech sector and other areas of innovation to protect our planet. SEE MORE by Lisa Stiffler on Apr 29, 2024 at 12:00 pm April 30, 2024 at 9:34 am ...

Strips of plain TPU (top) and "living" TPU (bottom) at different stages of decomposition over five months of being in compost. A new type of bioplastic could help reduce the plastic industry’s ...

Plastic pollution, biodegradable materials and sustainable manufacturing are becoming major priorities for scientists worldwide, and researchers in the United States may have found a breakthrough ...