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"Biodegradable" has become one of the most reassuring words in modern packaging. It appears on coffee cups, shopping bags and ...

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It’s tempting to think of purchasing plastic cups labeled as compostable or using plastic cutlery made of biodegradable materials as a better choice for the environment—but there are a lot of ...

Consulting firm’s report lists lack of recycling infrastructure as one problematic aspect of polylactic acid bioresin. While products made from bioresins may carry recyclability or compostability ...

Researchers have developed a way to make a promising, sustainable alternative to petroleum-based plastics more biodegradable. A team has made a bio-based polymer blend that's compostable in both home ...

PLA, or corn plastic, is made with Midwestern corn, not Middle East oil. Its production releases fewer toxic substances than making petroleum plastic and uses less energy, spewing an estimated ...