Study shows biodegradable plastics offer superior chemical recyclability and economic value for sustainable waste management ...

Biodegradable plastics could help alleviate the plastic waste crisis that is polluting the environment and harming our health. But how long plastics take to degrade and how environmental bacteria work ...

The global plastic waste crisis has reached a point where simply reducing usage is no longer enough. While biodegradable ...

TOKYO -- The Ministry of the Environment will include some 5 billion yen in its fiscal 2019 budget request to commission the development of biodegradable plastic products and subsidize companies ...

According to co-owner of Biogone and Fieldtech Solutions, landfill-biodegradable plastics offer a way to manage plastic waste ...

Oando has convened stakeholders to advance biodegradable technology and policy solutions for tackling Nigeria’s plastic ...

Nationwide reforms aim to standardise collections and expand food waste recycling to tackle stagnating rates ...

It’s official: In March, the United Nations Environmental Assembly endorsed a global pact on the life cycle of plastic. It has been declared a seismic shift in the battle against marine pollution, but ...

Single-use plastic, especially the use of straws, has been widely covered in the news in relation to the growing amount of plastic waste in the environment. The Mainichi Shimbun answers common ...

Bamboo plastic sounds like a compelling eco-friendly material for a variety of applications, but its questionable durability and recyclability leave a lot to be desired. Researchers at Northeast ...

Changes to household collections are part of wider moves to increase the recycling rates, which have stalled in recent years.