As awareness grows around plastic pollution's impact on ecosystems, a new solution has been heralded: biodegradable bags. Often marketed as an eco-friendly alternative to traditional plastic, these ...

Bags made from biodegradable materials for collecting organic household waste have been available on the market for several years. Now researchers in a large-scale pilot study have conducted an ...

Germany’s nova-Institute has published the first comprehensive market study on the consumption of biodegradable and compostable plastic products in Europe, announced managing director Michael Carus at ...

Kansas City, Missouri-based Biolo, a flexible packaging company, uses PHA to manufacture bags that biodegrade in soil, freshwater and marine environments. Biolo says its polyhydroxyalkanoate-based ...

The switch from plastic bags to alternative materials is scheduled to take effect in six months for grocery stores and in one year for pharmacies. A Newsday.com story reported that Craig Noble, a ...

Bacardi rum bottles, Skittles sweet wrappers, designer water bottles—a bevy of companies are developing biodegradable plastic packaging they say is better for the environment than traditional plastics ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Most plastics marketed as “home compostable” don’t actually work, with as much as 60% ...

A family collect plastic waste on the shore inn Ocean Conservancy's clean up in the Norwegian Northern town of Skjervøy. Plastic bag bans in the U.S. have proven effective in reducing plastic litter ...

Plastic pollution has emerged as one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time. Over 100 million tonnes of plastic enters the environment each year, with more than 10 million tonnes ...