We live in a world full of complicated plastics. They include plastics No. 1-7, bioplastics, degradable plastics and compostable plastics. An increasing number of products today are described as ...

Using plastic bags is an ecological disaster; it takes about 1,000 years for one to degrade in a landfill (and even then, it leaves behind microplastics that can add toxins to soil or water).

This plant-based plastic is as strong as traditional petroleum-based plastic, but its properties can be tailored to suit ...

The idea of a “biodegradable” plastic suggests a material that would degrade to little or nothing over a period of time, posing less of a hazard to wildlife and the environment. This is the sort of ...

Thu, October 3, 2019 at 12:10 PM UTC If a product is biodegradable, it means that it can break down safely into a natural form such as carbon dioxide or water without leaving behind any nasty ...

The bad news from the past year (and there was a lot of it) drowned out much of the GOOD news that made smaller headlines.

Amazon Inc. and 23 county district attorney's offices in California have resolved a consumer protection complaint alleging Amazon misleadingly labeled its plastic products as "biodegradable" or ...