Wear and tear on plastic products releases small to nearly invisible plastic particles, which could impact people's health ...

Wear and tear on plastic products releases small to nearly invisible plastic particles, which could impact people’s health ...

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 ...

Plastics are durable and strong, which is great while they’re being used but frustrating when they end up in the environment.

A new mouse study suggests that the microplastics produced by biodegradable, starch-based plastics may be linked to ...

Scientists have long been searching for biodegradable alternatives. Microbial production of biopolymers—plastics made by living organisms—has emerged as a promising solution. Some bacteria naturally ...

The global biodegradable plastics market size was US$ 3.9 billion in 2021. The global biodegradable plastics market is forecast to grow to US$ 12.1 billion by 2030 by registering a compound annual ...

Scientist have invented a new type of transparent wood that could one day replace harmful plastics in several applications.

A team of materials scientists from Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, the University of Milano-Bicocca, and Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia via Morego, all in Italy, has found a way to use keratin ...