Traditional plastics, such as the low density polyethylene used extensively for plastic bags, are non-degradable, and this has led to an accelerated search for viable alternatives. Biodegradable ...

Tamarind seed gum has long been used as a food thickener, but in Japan it is also being developed into a biodegradable plastic that could be used for everything from flexible food packaging and ...

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 ...

Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science have created new sturdy and biodegradable plastics. Plastic is an essential part of life, but when it breaks down, it becomes microplastics, ...

Nylon, the durable and elastic material, is like other plastics made from chemicals found in fossil fuels. Biodegradable plastics based on biomass-derived compounds are attracting attention as an ...