Compostable bioplastics are largely made using the same processes as for traditional plastics, using either plant materials ...

Plastic waste is a global issue, and the United States is the largest contributor; however, a team at Southern Illinois ...

Testing how quickly a biodegradable plastic actually breaks down in the environment can take months, sometimes years, of lab ...

A biodegradable pressure sensor could help people with knee injuries exercise and heal faster, University of Connecticut researchers report in Science Advances. The knee can take a great deal of abuse ...

Our natural world is facing some massive hurdles right now, from wild weather shifts to rampant pollution. In this grim situation, Times Internet Ecopreneur Awards encourage and celebrate the people ...

A partly decomposed shoe, covered in mussels, on a sunny pier. Algenesis submerged shoes made with its biodegradable polyurethane foam in the Pacific Ocean to demonstrate their decomposition. Credit: ...

Let's just remember that a biodegradable material released in the wrong place, at the wrong scale, or under the wrong conditions may behave not very differently from a non-biodegradable material.

“Biodegradable” has become one of the most reassuring words in modern packaging. It appears on coffee cups, shopping bags and food containers, implying a promise: this product is better for the ...

Compostable and biodegradable packaging are often used interchangeably, but they have distinct definitions and implications. Biodegradable packaging refers to materials that can break down into ...

Scientists racing to tackle plastic pollution have created a surprising new contender: a biodegradable packaging film made partly from milk protein. Researchers at Flinders University blended calcium ...