Currently, the world is suffering from environmental problems caused by plastic waste. A KAIST research team has succeeded in ...

The world is currently confronting significant environmental challenges due to plastic waste. A research team at KAIST has ...

It sounds like one solution to the problems of plastic pollution. One British company that makes so-called "Oxo-biodegradable" bags said they break down in the environment "in the same way as a ...

The proactive involvement of the United Kingdom in Circular Economy frameworks has stimulated the emergence of bioplastic recycling facilities, offering new market prospects. Leading brands and ...

Researchers overcame the tradeoff between plastic toughness and degradability by developing plastics with movable crosslinks. The crosslinks both increased toughness by over eight times and increased ...

Samanvi Bhograj is making a difference in the environment by fighting plastic pollution with her innovative biodegradable ...

With more biodegradable materials being developed , like cellulose diacetate (CDA) -- a plastic-like polymer derived from wood pulp -- researchers are racing to ensure they can replace traditional ...

ESPOO, Finland, Oct. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Fortum Recycling & Waste, a leading waste management and circular solutions company from Finland, has succeeded in producing biodegradable plastic ...

Millions of tonnes of plastics are wasted globally every year. A massive increase in biodegradable plastic production in China is outpacing the country's ability to degrade the materials ...

the Heinrich Boll Foundation estimates that most biosourced plastics are neither completely biodegradable nor compostable, and “actually just sidestep the problem”. For Dr Nathalie Gontard ...

The goal of a resource-circulating society is now one step closer thanks to the efforts of a team from Osaka University that has developed tough biodegradable plastics by including movable ...