The Association of Plastic Recyclers announced Sept. 5 that it now considers degradable additives harmful to recycling, a policy change that excludes the materials from being used in products under ...

Imagine using insects as a source of chemicals to make plastics that can biodegrade later -- with the help of that very same type of bug. That concept is closer to reality than you might expect.

(Updated Aug.19; adds comment from EPI) British food store and retail chain Tesco has opted to revert to standard polyethylene carrier bags and stops use of bags containing an additive that can help ...

There’s a slight whiff of cannibalism in an emerging circular model for sustainable plastics. Insects may soon be used as materials for engineering bioplastics—before the next generation of insects ...

“At the same time, the availability of biodegradable plastics increased significantly due to expansions by key producers,” says the recently released report. The result is that U.S. demand for ...

For more than two years, the UN member states have been trying to agree on a plastics treaty that includes globally binding measures against plastic pollution. In August, negotiations to reach an ...

(Nanowerk News) Researchers led by Takuzo Aida at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) have developed a durable plastic that won’t contribute to microplastic pollution in our oceans.

Plastic films widely used in agricultural production are becoming one of the main sources of microplastic pollution in soil. These plastic fragments remaining in the soil can not only disrupt soil ...