Edible packaging created from natural, biodegradable plant materials offers the convenience of being eaten on the move, with ...

MetaCycler BioInnovations combines science and sustainability, creating biodegradable plastics from milk waste to combat ...

A four-year ban on plastic straws in businesses in Stuart is under reconsideration. The existing ordinance restricts the use of plastic straws for commercial purposes within the city, prompting ...

The main argument for using paper straws instead of plastic ones is that paper is biodegradable. This means that it can naturally be broken down and won’t end up floating in our oceans or being ...

Corn Next believes it has cracked the corn code for more sustainable packaging and aims to scale up. Later this year, it will move to Illinois, closer to where its corn supplier is based.

Current plastic waste management methods are costly and harmful to the environment - and common biodegradable alternatives, like soggy paper straws, fall short as a replacement.

CJ Biomaterials' PHA Masterbatches and compounds receive the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) certification in the ...

Starbucks Coffee Japan will replace paper straws with biodegradable plastic straws starting this year, following customer complaints. According to Starbucks Coffee Japan on Jan. 8, the new eco ...

As the study noted, the presence of these chemicals shows that these products are "not necessarily biodegradable and that the use of such straws potentially contributes to human and environmental ...

Specialized plastics certified as compostable by the Biodegradable Products Institute ... The rules don’t apply to plastic straws, stir sticks and utensils. Thin plastic films like Saran Wrap ...

Since 2019, the Government has imposed a ban on single-use plastic bags, plastic drinking straws, packaging made in whole or in part of Styrofoam, as used in the food and beverage industry ...