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.

A team of researchers from Hasanuddin University in Indonesia has developed a biodegradable plastic that both actively ...

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The next time you drop a bottle marketed as biodegradable into your reusable grocery bag, pause. New research shows that not all of these plastics are made equal: some don’t actually biodegrade.

Camp showers are one of the great joys of backpacking. After a long day in the sun drenched in sweat, nothing feels better or more natural than cold rinse amidst the great outdoors. Part of enjoying ...

The film is based on chitosan (CS) and includes phenolic compounds taken from rapeseed cake, flowers, stems and leaves.

Plastic bags that claim to decompose might not actually be degrading in the way you might expect. A recent study has shown that some "biodegradable" plastic bags are surviving up to three years. The ...

A new type of bioplastic could help reduce the plastic industry's environmental footprint. Researchers led by the University of California San Diego have developed a biodegradable form of ...

When you wiped that greasy stove with one of those “magic” melamine sponges last night and watched the stain disappear, what you didn’t see was that as these sponges wear down, they shed tiny plastic ...

Tamil Nadu AAR classifies compostable PLA-PBAT bags under HSN 3923 and denies 5% GST as they lacked IS 17899:2022 ...