Researchers from Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, are exploring the potential of ...

Fortunately, there are biodegradable trash bags. Studies have shown they break down in less than six months — a remarkable improvement and a category of products worth your consideration.

The researchers, backed by an assortment of industry collaborators and an Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowship, ...

They're often marketed as a more environmentally-friendly alternative to traditional plastic bags. But a new study might make you rethink reaching for those biodegradable bags. Experts from ...

A startup says it's made the world's first fully biodegradable sneaker in an industry rife with greenwashing. We put seven shoe brands to the test.

Kevin Kumala has created a bag from cassava starch that is 100% biodegradable and even edible. To prove that the bag is totally natural he dissolved part of it in a lukewarm glass of water and ...

Unlike conventional biodegradable plastics that suffer from low durability and heat resistance, the PEA polymer combines ester (for biodegradability) and amide (for toughness) linkages in an ...