Your cutlery could soon be made from durable, sustainable sugar and wood powders
We need a sustainable replacement for plastic as soon as possible.
Tag: biodegradable
So-called biodegradable bags can still carry shopping after three years buried in the soil or in the sea
There's no evidence that biodegradable have any environmental advantage over conventional plastic bags.
New, fully recyclable and biodegradable plastic could change the world
Colorado State University chemists have done the impossible: they've synthesized a fully recyclable, biodegradable polymer. Their work will not only ...
Plastic-eating worm might pave the way for ocean clean-up
When it comes to human waste products and pollutants, plastic claims the crown. There are very few things our planet ...
Bioplastic made from shrimp shell could help curb plastic pollution
The Wyss Institute researchers molded a series of chess pieces made of their chitosan bioplastic, demonstrating a new way towards ...
Biodegradable electronics – are here today, gone tomorrow
Dissolvable electronic materials could be extremely useful in medical procedures and environmentally friendly gadgets - and they're almost here. Dissolving ...
