According to researchers at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), bioplastics will make little difference unless synthetic plastics are used responsibly. However, novel solutions are required to ...

For Earth Month, the science-loving Jacobson siblings highlighted the problem of plastic pollution and an option to make bioplastic at home. Paige and Adam Jacobson say bioplastic can biodegrade ...

The scale of our agricultural, brewing and timber industries makes us uniquely positioned to develop a very strong bioeconomy ...

SEATTLE — New bioplastics that degrade in the same time frame as a banana peel have been developed at the University of Washington (UW). Researchers used heat and pressure to make bioplastics from ...

“There’s a lot of greenwashing out there,” says Daphna Nissenbaum, co-founder and CEO of compostable-packaging company Tipa. While companies have touted the recyclability of their plastic products for ...

New research reported in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces examined the potential to use hemp as a bioplastic. Hemp could potentially provide sustainable, economic manufacturing material for ...

A team of scientists, including Rochester biologist Anne S. Meyer, is developing bioplastics to degrade in oceans. Plastic waste poses an urgent problem for our planet's ecosystems, especially our ...

As wind power comes to play a larger role in the renewable energy mix, some scientists are casting their eye deeper into the future to address the issue of waste. We've seen some inventive ideas ...

In the fight against pollution, several regions in the U.S. have banned the use of plastic straws. Alternative materials exist, but most options are either too expensive to scale up, go limp in drinks ...