Surely the richest food system on earth should be able to trade a plastic that lasts 300 years for one that quickly returns ...

You probably think about what and how much you throw away – but do you ever stop to think about what you throw it into? If ...

A video posted by TikToker Waste-Ed (@getwasteed) with almost 700 comments showed that most plastic bags marketed as being biodegradable are really just a sack of lies. In the video, a filthy, ...

Kolkata: A Kolkata youngster has devised a biodegradable material that can act as a substitute for plastic bags and received ...

Next week, I'll report from China about that country's climate change challenges. Here in the U.S., a dozen states are considering bills to limit consumers' use of plastic shopping bags. Last year, ...

SEREMBAN: Nearly all traders at the Seremban Central Market have switched to using biodegradable plastic bags, according to a ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — If you’re a dog owner, that little plastic dog waste bag is probably your second best friend. However, most of those small bags that are marketed as “eco-friendly” or ...

The idea of a “biodegradable” plastic suggests a material that would degrade to little or nothing over a period of time, posing less of a hazard to wildlife and the environment. This is the sort of ...

A Nepali company has tried to address the growing problem of plastic pollution in Nepal by manufacturing biodegradable plastic products. The Nepal government has tried and failed several times to ...

As we all strive to live more sustainably, hidden plastics are a big concern. Many traditional tea bags contain polypropylene, a sealing plastic, which means they can't be recycled. However, an ...

Vendors in Panaji are defying the ban on single-use plastic, with many still using plastic bags for their goods. Despite ...