It sounds like one solution to the problems of plastic pollution. One British company that makes so-called "Oxo-biodegradable" bags said they break down in the environment "in the same way as a ...

Biodegradable plastics are made from renewable materials such as plants, starch, or even agricultural waste. Unlike regular ...

Dr. Tarun Anumol, from Agilent Technologies, said plastic bags are commonly made ... said it was important to draw a distinction between biodegradable bag liners and compostable liners, which ...

Some tea bags release billions of tiny plastic particles when immersed in hot water, creating tea that can harm your health and increase your risk of cancer—but not all tea is equally as dangerous.

Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry ...

KLANG: It began way back in 2010 but till today, the views on Selangor’s “No Plastic Bag Day” move remains mixed.

Even the best biodegradable product won’t magically disappear. A plastic container robust enough ... food wrappers, grocery bags, polystyrene containers. In 2016 the conservancy collected ...

Operating under the name The Shellworks, the group creates planters, wallets, plastic bags, and more, from a substance called "chitin," which is biodegradable and reusable. They designed a series ...

For instance, a plastic bag from the grocery store can take up to 20 years ... In this case, a synthetic polycaprolactone ...

A reader asked Public Investigator to find out if Kroger — operator of Pick 'n Save and Metro Market — was ditching plastic ...