The chemicals used to make biodegradable plastic bags release toxins that pose a serious threat..biodegradable plastic bags, ...

They're often marketed as a more environmentally-friendly alternative to traditional plastic bags. But a new study might make you rethink reaching for those biodegradable bags. Experts from Southeast ...

Researchers document a multi-faceted global snapshot of the environmental aspects and trends surrounding single-use plastics in a review article. The researchers state that the largest area of ...

These innovative bags, developed by the company Ecospear Ltd., represent a step forward in Bangladesh’s battle against plastic waste. As they’re made from cassava, a plant with potato-like roots ...

New Jersey’s plastic bag ban, enacted in May 2022 under Governor Phil Murphy, aimed to curb environmental pollution by ...

DHL Express operations, throughout the Middle East and North Africa, are committed to fully replacing all plastic bags with the new oxi-biodegradable bags in the coming months. A recently ...

The Indian government is defending a law from 1987 that mandates sugar mills to package at least 20% of their output in jute ...

"Biodegradable plastics according to SSbD criteria offer prospects for innovation and can be an additional strategy for tackling plastic waste in the oceans, but also on land," says Lahl.

The cassava-based biodegradable bags offer a path forward, but they won’t solve the crisis. A multi-pronged approach is necessary — stricter enforcement of the plastic ban, government ...