The debate continues on whether paper or plastic bags are better for the environment. But the truth is, neither is truly a ...

Discover a breakthrough biodegradable composite plastic that combines strength, flexibility, and eco-friendliness.

The plastic caps on milk cartons have gotten 21% shorter, to save weight. Water bottles are also thinner with shorter tops.

Researchers are using bacteria that eat food scraps to create a new kind of fully biodegradable plastic that reduces waste and could be less expensive to manufacture than current plastics are.

Market value of biodegradable plastics worldwide in 2022 and 2023, with a forecast for 2032 (in billion U.S. dollars) Characteristic Market value in billion U.S. dollars ...

Images of plastic bottles washed up on beaches and six-pack rings choking marine animals have become symbols of plastic ... lives via biobased and biodegradable feedstocks, and at the end of ...

It's recommending tossing the symbol for plastics and replacing it with a new one. The proposed change comes amid a growing body of research that suggests that plastic recycling isn't working and ...

As the fifth and final session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) to develop a Global Plastics Treaty resumes, our nation faces a critical moment. The stakes are clear ...

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Plastics can contain thousands of different chemicals, many of them linked to cancer and reproductive harm, and many never tested for safety. Multiple studies are now finding these chemicals ...

That’s the alarming message from a new study published in the journal Chemosphere. Cooking with any plastic utensil has long been seen as worrisome because heat can cause chemicals in the ...

That’s the alarming message from a new study published in the journal Chemosphere. Cooking with any plastic utensil has long been seen as worrisome because heat can cause chemicals in the ...