Bags made from biodegradable materials for collecting organic household waste have been available on the market for several years. Now researchers in a large-scale pilot study have conducted an ...

Chemical recycling of biodegradable polymers offers a route to recover monomers and valuable chemicals from end-of-life bioplastics, reinforcing a circular economy for renewable materials. Unlike ...

Increasing regulations and bans against plastic bags and other single-use plastic items, such as drinking straws, are driving growing demand for biodegradable plastics, according to new analysis from ...

Understanding biodegradable electronics, bioplastics, and sustainable materials that are shaping green gadgets in 2026, and ...

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 30% to 40% of the nation's food supply ends up being wasted. That adds up to billions of pounds every year rotting in landfills and emitting greenhouse ...

The British Plastics Federation (BPF) and the group behind oxo-biodegradable plastics are sparring over a report on whether the film will have an impact on products made from the film if it gets into ...

Even when we clean, because of laziness or lack of time, we often throw all waste into the same bin without separating ...

Waste experts on The Hard Shoulder have warned that Ireland is seeing more food waste going into general bins than compost.

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has started collecting biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste the same day, breaking from the schedule it had prepared after waste segregation was introduced ...

Researchers in western Japan are using microbes to convert leftovers from the prefecture’s famous noodle into strong, ...