This plant-based plastic is as strong as traditional petroleum-based plastic, but its properties can be tailored to suit ...

Biodegradable plastics don’t break down in the ocean, which is just one more worry to add to the blanket of plastic problems choking the world’s seas. A new report from the UN Environment Program ...

Scientists are turning to milk proteins, starch, and nanoclay to create biodegradable plastics that break down quickly in soil. As concerns grow about damage to the environment and potential risks to ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Technology Landscape, Trends and Opportunities in the Global Biodegradable Plastics Market" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The technology in ...

Researchers made a strong, flexible plastic from plant cellulose that breaks down quickly in natural environments, unlike ...

Ottawa, Sept. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global biodegradable plastics market size, valued at USD 16 billion in 2025, is expected to rise to approximately USD 88.71 billion in 2034, based on a ...

The Earth is covered in plastic—and we keep making more of it. Caitlin Saks and Arlo Pérez Esquivel join chemist Malika Jeffries-EL in her Boston University lab to explore just what it takes to break ...

The business world rarely yields good news, at least when it comes to environmental issues, so this recent story from PR Newswire was quite welcome. It says that the market for biodegradable plastic ...

Senior Lecturer in Sustainability and the Built Environment, University of Portsmouth Plastic pollution has emerged as one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time. Over 100 million ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The biodegradable medical plastics market is expected to grow by USD 197.41 million during 2019-2023, according to the latest market research report by Technavio. Request ...

Not all plastics are created equal. Some are the bane of the environment. Oil is pumped out of the ground, “cracked” under high heat and pressure, and the resulting chemicals are formed into drink ...