Modern society has a big problem when it comes to plastic -- and it's contributing heavily to pollution and climate change.

Carbon dioxide pollution is a big problem for our planet, as are plastics. But what if we could use the former to make a biodegradable version of the latter? That is exactly what Finnish energy ...

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 ...

It’s a haven for wildlife but it’s also a symbol of something greater. When we bought the derelict farm and got ... you might ...

NatureWorks and other makers of biodegradable plastic are putting forward their products as one of those solutions. But even biodegradable plastics shed microplastics, though they won’t persist ...

The new material is as strong as conventional plastics and biodegradable, but what makes it special is that it breaks down in seawater. The new plastic is therefore expected to help reduce harmful ...

In an effort to cut off some of these microplastics at their source, MIT researchers have developed a class of biodegradable materials that could replace the plastic beads now used in beauty products.