It is Carnival season in New Orleans. That means gazillions of plastic green, gold and purple beads are being tossed to ...

Plastic pollution is a problem, and scientists have been searching for biodegradable options for years. But this novel ...

Researchers at Virginia Tech have found a way to make biodegradable packaging stronger while using less energy in the process. The research team from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and ...

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Oceans are Earth’s silent carbon vaults, and now, scientists have found a way to tap into them to create something useful. In a groundbreaking development, researchers in China have engineered an ...

Strips of plain TPU (top) and "living" TPU (bottom) at different stages of decomposition over five months of being in compost. A new type of bioplastic could help reduce the plastic industry’s ...

What are you supposed to do with Mardi Gras beads after you catch them? How about planting them in your garden – new LSU ...

Plastic pollution is one of the most defining environmental challenges of our time. Despite efforts to recycle or responsibly dispose of plastic, vast garbage patches in the oceans continue to grow, ...

A local packaging distributor is working to expand the reach of a biodegradable film capable of reducing waste in the manufacturing process. Packaging Systems of Wisconsin, a Sheboygan-based division ...

It's one thing to make bio-based plastics, that is, plastics made from biological materials. It's quite another to make new bioplastics that are also biodegradable -- especially those that biodegrade ...

About half of all of the plastics in the world have been created in only the past 15 years, and we are now swimming in the stuff. This tough material is made from petroleum-based chemicals, and is ...