Biodegradable plastics are plastics that are decomposed to a level that does not adversely affect the environment by the action of microorganisms, and are expected to be a solution to the global ...

Strips of plain TPU (top) and "living" TPU (bottom) at different stages of decomposition over five months of being in compost. A new type of bioplastic could help reduce the plastic industry’s ...

生分解性プラスチックとは、微生物の働きによって環境に悪影響を及ぼさないレベルまで分解されるプラスチックのことであり、世界的なプラスチック汚染問題の解決策として期待されています。一方、これまでに開発されてきた生分解性プラスチックには ...

Right now your compost bin might be full of vegetable peelings and old teabags but in the future it could be full of plastic waste too. This is after researchers discovered a new type of compostable ...

Mass-produced plastic food packaging could be made more sustainable with a biodegradable alternative developed by researchers at the University of Queensland. The biocomposite has been successfully ...

Microplastics – tiny fragments of plastic measuring less than 5 millimeters in diameter – are constantly being shed by plastic products, either during regular daily use or as they break down in ...

GARDEN CITY, ID, UNITED STATES, March 25, 2024 /EINPresswire / -- Plastic materials similar to the types we use today, such as celluloid, PVC, and bakelite, were invented in the early 19th century.