Cooking a delicious risotto and making plastics are actually very similar processes. In both, ingredients come together and are heated to create a product, but current recipes for synthesizing ...

Japan-based materials experts have made impressive progress in the search for a better biodegradable plastic. The breakthrough starts with an abundant material: cellulose from wood pulp. Takuzo Aida, ...

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

The cost equation has flipped in favor of green packaging — so why are so many businesses still using high cost as an excuse ...

Study shows biodegradable plastics offer superior chemical recyclability and economic value for sustainable waste management ...

Every year, 400 million tons of plastic products are produced worldwide, half of which are single-use items discarded within a year. In particular, non-biodegradable plastic waste, which takes over ...

Symphony Environmental Technologies Plc global specialists in technologies that make plastic and rubber products “smarter, safer and sustainable", is pleased to announce that it has received approval ...

The beetle’s white exoskeleton is made from a compound called chitin, which is a type of carbohydrate – one that is also ...

According to recent reports from Mordor Intelligence, the polyhydroxyalkanoate market is witnessing strong growth, with ...

A team led by researchers from the University of Houston and Rice University has demonstrated a method for producing stronger, multifunctional bacterial cellulose sheets that could support the ...

Switching to biodegradable plastics could slash toxic pollution by more than a third and dramatically reduce global waste by mid-century but only if cities and companies invest in the right disposal ...