Plastic waste is destroying our oceans. Scientists in Tokyo may have a solution: a new plastic material that breaks down in salt water.
From waste product to 3D printing material: leftover milk from dairy farms contains the proteins needed to produce biodegradable plastic.
Could specially engineered enzymes soon be used to break down our mountains of plastic waste?
New research from a university in the UK has resulted in a new type of latex glove that could actually help reduce environmental damage - produced more sustainably and much quicker to biodegrade than current options on the market.
VeganBottle is a new alternative to environmentally-unfriendly one-use plastic bottles - made from a plant-based, fully biodegradable and recyclable bioplastic.
Biodegradable plastics derived from plant materials seem like a solution to sustainably deal with the vast mount of plastic that is used and thrown away each year.
