Researchers have created a new plant-based material that could become a strong contender for a plastic replacement.

AirAsia cabin crew with new eco-friendly inflight items made from Polylactic Acid (PLA), a biodegradable material derived ...

In a casual conversation, researcher Pooja Singh and two of her colleagues were discussing the idea of developing ...

Innovative Bio-e-Nails combine aesthetics and sustainability, using biodegradable materials to reduce plastic waste and ...

Tamarind seed gum has long been used as a food thickener, but in Japan it is also being developed into a biodegradable plastic that could be used for everything from flexible food packaging and ...

What Wal-Mart says about PLA’s biodegradable nature is true, but there’s an important catch. Corn plastic has been around for 20 years, but the polymer was too expensive for broad commercial ...

"Biodegradable plastics according to SSbD criteria offer prospects for innovation and can be an additional strategy for tackling plastic waste in the oceans, but also on land," says Lahl.

A team of students at the Royal College of Art and Imperial College London has developed a method that turns lobster shells into biodegradable "plastic." Operating under the name The Shellworks ...

1 As concern over plastic waste grows, interest has shifted toward bioplastics—especially those made from hemp. Hemp-based plastics are biodegradable, mechanically strong, and derived from a ...

For now, plastic-producing bacteria won’t be churning out the next generation of biodegradable water bottles. But as research progresses, nature’s own engineers may provide the key to solving ...