Should all certified biobased plastics be counted as compostable? The answer depends on who is asked. The National Organic ...

Researchers combined milk protein, starch, and volcanic clay to create a biodegradable packaging film that degrades in 13 ...

That trait, which makes a coffee lid or a fishing float so useful, also turns plastic into a long-term guest in places it was never invited. Unrecovered fragments collect across ecosystems, and they ...

The market is projected to grow because of increasing demand for packaging and consumer goods industry, increasing disposal income, and government initiatives regarding ecofriendly plastic. They offer ...

Biodegradable mulch films are widely promoted as a sustainable alternative to conventional agricultural plastics, yet their ...

Bio-based polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are considered one of the most promising sustainable alternatives to fossil-derived plastics. Poly[(D-lactate)-co-(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate] (LAHB) is an ...

Researchers at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), working with collaborators, report a new biomaterial ...

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Jenni Downes receives research funding to her employer from various government and non-government organisations (including the Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment) to conduct ...