A new method to produce strong, biodegradable plastic from bamboo is reported in Nature Communications this week. The ...

The rigid yet biodegradable plastic outperforms not only alternative biodegradable options, but plastic itself for mechanical strength.

Plastic pollution is a growing crisis that the world has to face, but Julian Brown's new 'Plastoline' might actually serve as ...

How bad could one or two utensils used for just minutes a day actually be? It's a risk that's probably not worth taking.

Rattled by stories of farmers dumping milk during the pandemic, two UW-Platteville professors aimed to find a way to use the ...

Several VERIFY readers reached out to us to ask if black plastics, such as those used in cooking utensils, toys and food containers, are made from recycled electronics, and whether they contain ...

Littering and disposal systems cause microplastic’s ingestion into the environment, which can assimilate into food items to be consumed by humans and animals. Many day-to-day practices contribute to ...

Researchers and advocates warn that single-use plastics dominate North Carolina’s waterways despite cleanup efforts and policy hurdles.

And under a law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom last year, the thicker plastic bags were required to be phased out anyway at all ...

Bamboo is a highly renewable resource, and its cellulose fibres can be turned into a hard, mouldable plastic for use in cars ...