Biopolymers are steadily making their way into food packaging, textiles, auto parts, and medical devices, among other ...

The next time you drop a bottle marketed as biodegradable into your reusable grocery bag, pause. New research shows that not all of these plastics are made equal: some don’t actually biodegrade.

The business world rarely yields good news, at least when it comes to environmental issues, so this recent story from PR Newswire was quite welcome. It says that the market for biodegradable plastic ...

Buying "biodegradable" products is an easy way to reduce guilt about your impact on the Earth. But when biodegradable trash ends up in landfills, it breaks down more quickly than ordinary garbage does ...

Plastic bags that claim to decompose might not actually be degrading in the way you might expect. A recent study has shown that some "biodegradable" plastic bags are surviving up to three years. The ...

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As detailed in the latest report by Towards Packaging, the global biodegradable paper and plastic packaging market is ...

Laura DiMugno is a journalist who writes about energy, the environment, travel, and technology. She is the founder of Keep It Green, a blog devoted to conservation, sustainability, and culture.

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 ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The biodegradable medical plastics market is expected to grow by USD 197.41 million during 2019-2023, according to the latest market research report by Technavio. Request ...

PANOLIN HLP SYNTH 32 is the first and so far only eco-friendly hydraulic oil to feature in the Bosch Rexroth RDE 90245 Fluid Rating List. “Yet again, we have proven that our biodegradable products ...

While working at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Heena Rathore's imagination was sparked by looking in the cafeteria's trashcans. There's a lot of plastic waste in hospitals, she thought. Could there ...