So far, recycling efforts haven't lived up to the hype, with only about 9% of plastic items getting recycled. An estimated 12 ...

This plant-based plastic is as strong as traditional petroleum-based plastic, but its properties can be tailored to suit needs ...

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 ...

The study Biodegradable Innovations: Harnessing Agriculture for Eco-Friendly Plastics, published in the Journal of ...

The world has a big plastic problem that it's yet to fix. We're trying to reduce our reliance on plastic, but that's seemingly impossible in modern society. The material is too important for our daily ...

Biodegradable plastics are not always safer for rivers and oceans, according to a new study that tracked how different ...

Chances are sushi aficionados have left a restaurant take-out in tow and with a handful of adorable, but environmentally ...

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 ...

A new study published in Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering has compared the impacts of traditional and biodegradable microplastics on pea growth and soil health. The research shows ...

Next week, I'll report from China about that country's climate change challenges. Here in the U.S., a dozen states are considering bills to limit consumers' use of plastic shopping bags. Last year, ...

Chili is a vital cash crop in many countries, and Sri Lanka is no exception. As one of the pillar industries of the country’s ...

Many common kitchen items contain hidden plastics or plastic-like materials, from coatings to linings to microplastic ...