After you've been home gardening for a while, there comes a moment when you suddenly wonder, 'Do these nets and stakes really ...

The startup, Perennial Polymers, extracts the natural polymers in leaves—lignin and cellulose—to make plastic that can easily ...

A new study found that when microplastics contact water, their surfaces can become chemically reactive. This could be how ...

As Defra and PackUK seeks more UK-specific evidence on bio-based packaging, letsrecycle.com spoke to the UK Bio-Based ...

Edeline Anthoniraj, a doctoral student in the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, is digging into what happens to ...

Researchers discovered a hidden factor that can determine whether chemical reactions succeed or fail, and then used it to boost the proportion of the desired product from 16% to 97%. By controlling ...

Findings suggest that biodegradable honeybee silk could form the basis of a new generation of wound dressings designed to ...

People are being told to avoid putting certain items that may seem like they can be recycled in the recycling bin ...

Other biodegradable materials are no different and can throw out the balance of an ecosystem such as your compost bin, if added in excessive quantities. Introducing certain materials to a compost bin ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Nigerian teenager Raheema Auwal-Panti founded ‘Pantipads’ to tackle the problem of access to sanitary products and the prevalence of ...

“Biodegradable” has become one of the most reassuring words in modern packaging. It appears on coffee cups, shopping bags and food containers, implying a promise: this product is better for the ...