Biopolymers

A huge industry has developed around the use of wood pellets as a source of energy, and wood pulp–based beverage “bottles” are being promoted as an eco-friendly alternative to plastics. In fact, these initiatives may be doing more environmental...

The two companies jointly developed the first commercially sold straws made of polyhydroxyalkanoate, a material verified as a reliable biodegradable alternative to traditional plastic.

Shortening the amount of time it takes biodegradable plastics to break down and disappear from the environment is the holy grail for bioplastics developers. The race to improve is on.

One of eight organizations to receive a total of nearly $5.7 million from the US Department of Energy for biomanufacturing R&D, Danimer Scientific is the only one focused on biodegradable plastics.

The updated Greenware cup and portion cup stock print design instructs customers to properly dispose of Greenware packaging in commercial composting facilities.

Bioplastics can be costly to produce and can only compete on price with fossil-based plastics if oil prices are high, and they aren’t.

There seems to be a campaign against oxo-biodegradable plastics promoted by the bioplastics industry, according to Michael Stephen, Chairman of the Oxo-biodegradable Plastics Association. He was disinvited to an upcoming conference because of his...

Fraunhofer’s process represents an economically and environmentally sustainable recycling strategy capable of nearly completely depolymerizing the PLA substrate in a short period of time and under mild ambient conditions.

UK researchers have shown that a chemical process using a zinc-based catalyst and methanol can break down consumer plastics and produce a biodegradable solvent with applications in cosmetic and pharmaceutical products.

Symbio fiber from South Africa’s Sappi has been selected for the European Biobcompo project, which aims to reduce vehicle CO2 emissions by 8% through the replacement of conventional mineral fillers with bio-based fibers.