I was admittedly skeptical upon receiving this mat to test. For starters, since rubber naturally weighs more than PVC, this thing felt heavy to me compared to the old squishy PVC mat I had been using.

San Francisco-based startup YOGO just launched the YOGO Mat, a foldable eco-friendly yoga mat compact enough to fit into a purse or backpack. Made from 100% biodegradable natural tree rubber and ...

Exercise mats can – perhaps surprisingly – be a source of pollution. Many are made with PVC, or polyvinyl chloride (especially those at the cheaper end of the market), and this has been linked to a ...

To supplement or even replace sutures, researchers have proposed applying sticky, biodegradable mats of polymer nanofibers onto surgical incisions to seal them and promote healing. But existing ...

“Your yoga mat will never biodegrade.” As someone who spends a decent amount of time trying to separate out my recyclables and sipping out of metal straws to cut down on my plastic use (not bad, if I ...