This plant-based plastic is as strong as traditional petroleum-based plastic, but its properties can be tailored to suit ...

Plastic accumulation poses both environmental and health challenges, yet conventional mechanical recycling has limited efficiency for plastics as it can compromise physical properties of the materials ...

Scientists are turning to milk proteins, starch, and nanoclay to create biodegradable plastics that break down quickly in soil. As concerns grow about damage to the environment and potential risks to ...

Researchers led by Takuzo Aida at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) in Japan have one-upped themselves in ...

Established industrial systems have historically been designed to function as linear frameworks, transforming raw materials—including fossil and renewable resources—into products that become waste ...

Cellulose-based plastics already exist, but most do not decompose quickly in marine environments. Others require industrial ...

Global plastic production has increased from 369 million tons in 2016 to 404.5 million metric tons in 2020, partly due to materials used in the COVID-19 pandemic. (Getty Images) FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — ...

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Pollution affects human health and the environment in many ways. Air, water, and land pollution continue to damage ecosystems, with conventional materials—especially plastics—being a primary ...

Senior Lecturer in Sustainability and the Built Environment, University of Portsmouth Plastic pollution has emerged as one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time. Over 100 million ...

In this Conversations episode from transport logistic & air cargo Americas in Miami, Reji John, Editor of STAT Publishing ...