Limited has announced the international expansion of its zro% brand, introducing periamyl®, a high-performance, 100% natural ...

To reduce the health and environmental impacts of microplastics, scientists created a new type of plastic using plant starch instead of petroleum. However, new research suggests that these alternative ...

Eventually all petroleum-based material in food packaging will have to be replaced with bio-based material. Research done at Karlstad University shows that a mixture of starch and other polymers forms ...

"Biodegradable starch-based plastics may not be as safe and health-promoting as originally assumed," says Yongfeng Deng, the corresponding author of the study. Microplastics (plastic pieces less than ...

The bioplastic is more durable than paper straws—but bioplastics aren't necessarily the way to combat our waste problem. Reading time 2 minutes As the war on plastic straws rages on, researchers in ...

The main cause of marine debris accumulation is the dumping of plastic waste into the oceans, as most plastic does not degrade when left in the environment. Marine biodegradable plastics have ...

A team led by Rafael Auras at Michigan State University's School of Packaging has made a bio-based polymer blend that's compostable in both home and industrial settings. According to Auras, a ...

Across the world, Idaho is renowned for its potatoes. There are plenty of them, and they are used to produce many delicious foods, but our potatoes aren’t only good for eating. The company BioLogiQ ...

Researchers at Michigan State University say they've developed a new biodegradable plastic alternative that's easier to compost. The team created a bio-based polymer blend that’s compostable in both ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio has been monitoring the modified starch market and it is poised to grow by USD 2.35 billion during 2020-2024, progressing at a CAGR of over 4% during the forecast ...

To paraphrase The Simpsons: plastics are the solution to – and cause of – all of mankind’s problems. Nowhere is this more clear in the phenomenon of microplastics. Some have suggested that alternative ...