Wear and tear on plastic products releases small to nearly invisible plastic particles, which could impact people’s health when consumed or inhaled. To make these particles biodegradable, researchers ...

Researchers at Michigan State University say they've developed a new biodegradable plastic alternative that's easier to compost. The team created a bio-based polymer blend that’s compostable in both ...

We now generate huge amounts of plastic waste, especially in the packaging industry and agriculture. Oil-based polymers are becoming more and more expensive, due to rising oil prices that are due in ...

The study Biodegradable Innovations: Harnessing Agriculture for Eco-Friendly Plastics, published in the Journal of ...

A team led by Rafael Auras at Michigan State University's School of Packaging has made a bio-based polymer blend that's compostable in both home and industrial settings. According to Auras, a ...

Researchers from Michigan State University’s School of Packaging developed a promising, sustainable alternative to make petroleum-based plastics more biodegradable. A team led by Rafael Auras has made ...

(Nanowerk News) Inspired by the always immaculate lotus leaf, researchers have developed a self-cleaning bioplastic that is sturdy, sustainable and compostable. The innovative plastic developed at ...

Plastic pollution is a major threat to human survival, with more than six hundred thousand tons of plastics on Earth. 2 In an effort to reduce the concentration of conventional plastics, scientists ...

Plastic pollution is one of the top global environmental problems, leading to an estimated 19 to 23 million tons of plastic waste polluting lakes, rivers, seas and oceans across the world, according ...