According to UNESCO, plastic waste makes up 80% of all marine pollution, with 8–10 million metric tons of plastic making its ...

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Unlike the petroleum-derived plastics that litter oceans and landfills, PEAs are biodegradable. And now, for the first time, they can be biosynthesized by living organisms. Plastics are everywhere.

E. coli bacteria could be used to create biodegradable plastics, reports a paper published in Nature Chemical Biology. The engineered bacterial system described in the study may help in the ...

While some biodegradable plastics can still leave behind harmful microplastics, this material breaks down into nitrogen and phosphorus, which are useful nutrients for plants and microbes.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The cassava-based biodegradable bags offer a path forward, but they won’t solve the crisis. A multi-pronged approach is necessary — stricter enforcement of the plastic ban, government ...

An curved arrow pointing right. From a pile of seaweed to a packet of soy sauce. The London startup Notpla has created a plastic alternative from seaweed that's biodegradable — and even edible.