This story is part of Planet or Plastic?—our multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic waste crisis. Learn what you can do to reduce your own single-use plastics, and take ...

A team of students at the Royal College of Art and Imperial College London has developed a method that turns lobster shells into biodegradable "plastic." Operating under the name The Shellworks ...

coli) bacteria are known as polyester amides (PEAs). Unlike the petroleum-derived plastics that litter oceans and landfills, ...

Research in the areas of plastics, polymers, and biodegradable materials ranges from additive manufacturing to food packaging. This work focuses on the development and characterization of sustainable ...

Probably not. But it’s complicated. The industry is still debating what “biodegradable” actually means. And some plastics made of fossil fuels will biodegrade, while some plant-based ...

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

E. coli bacteria could be used to create biodegradable plastics, reports a paper published in Nature Chemical Biology. The ...

Overall, I think about 20% of all plastics will be replaced by biodegradable plastic in the future. 27:44 So let's look forward to seeing new developments in this field.

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 ...

A team of researchers has now developed a plastic which has similar thermoplastic properties to polyethylene but is also biodegradable. The material in question is a semicrystalline polyester that ...

We hear the word 'biodegradable' a lot - from teabags to toiletries, many products are starting to go zero-waste to reduce plastic. But what does it actually mean? When something is ...