An 18-year-old student from Ireland has been named as the European winner of a global environmental sustainability ...

A Co Donegal student has won a prestigious environmental prize for developing a biodegradable plastic that breaks down safely ...

An 18-year-old Irish woman is the European winner of the 2026 Earth Prize for a biodegradable plastic that can break down ...

Plastic pollution is one of the most defining environmental challenges of our time. Despite efforts to recycle or responsibly dispose of plastic, vast garbage patches in the oceans continue to grow, ...

Biodegradable plastics are sold as a simple fix for a world drowning in packaging, but the reality is far messier than the marketing suggests. Labels that promise bags, cups, and utensils will ...

Bacardi rum bottles, Skittles sweet wrappers, designer water bottles—a bevy of companies are developing biodegradable plastic packaging they say is better for the environment than traditional plastics ...

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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 ...

There’s a slight whiff of cannibalism in an emerging circular model for sustainable plastics. Insects may soon be used as materials for engineering bioplastics—before the next generation of insects ...

Living things degrade, die, and decompose. Even when we turn plant and animal material into furniture or clothes, the process ...

Green Science Alliance developed plant biomass based biodegradable mulch film for agriculture. This product can be purchased ...