The process uses microbes to capture carbon dioxide and convert it into a bioplastic that is biodegradable as well as renewable, the company said. The project is an on-site research collaboration at ...

Hospitals around the world generate millions of tons of plastic waste annually. Much of this waste comes from single-use ...

This method avoids the quality loss of traditional recycling and could pave the way for a more sustainable plastic reuse process. A new discovery offers a promising way to break down stubborn plastics ...

The soil bacterium Cupriavidus necator has attracted the attention of researchers and industry for decades. This is partly because, through biochemical reactions, the bacterium converts the renewable ...

“Plastic is not part of our diet for a reason,” Leffel said. “No straws [would] be a better solution, because reducing waste ...

They improved the process of using microorganisms in production ... cups and shopping bags. But this new bioplastic is more heat tolerant than aluminum and magnesium, so it can be combined with ...

Hospitals around the world generate millions of tonnes of plastic waste annually. Much of this waste comes from single-use ...

Perotto and colleagues took advantage of the thiol groups on the cysteine amino acids in keratin. They thought they could ...

The coffee company said it couldn't control the entire process or what happens after ... lids are made of fiber-based paper board with a bioplastic liner. The new cups will be rolled out in ...