With roughly 440,000 tonnes of plastic leaking into South Africa’s environment every year, plant-based packaging is often championed as an eco-friendly cure-all. But as Council for Scientific and ...

Switching to biodegradable plastics could slash toxic pollution by more than a third and dramatically reduce global waste by mid-century, but only if cities and companies invest in the right disposal ...

Microplastics have emerged as a major environmental concern, prompting growing public awareness and increasing regulatory pressure. In response, industries are turning to biodegradable polymer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Global plastic production has increased from 369 million tons in 2016 to 404.5 million metric tons in 2020, partly due to ...

While biodegradable plastics currently account for 0.5% of the hundreds of millions of tons of plastic produced annually, a growing demand for the alternative reflects consumer awareness and corporate ...

The global plastic waste crisis has reached a critical juncture, where reducing usage alone is insufficient to address the mounting environmental challenges. While biodegradable plastics have long ...

The global annual production of plastics rose to 400 million metric tons in 2022 and is projected to double by 2050. Many items produced are single-use, and less than 10% of plastic waste is recycled.

Sun Ferreira, an assistant professor in the food science department for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, is a co-author of a review article published in Trends in Food ...