Approximately 24 kilograms (53 pounds) of plastic per capita are ... and a reduction in the price of cassava starch and other raw materials to make biodegradable alternatives more affordable.

Unlike regular plastic bags, they are biodegradable and decompose in the soil. However, experts warn that using starch-based biodegradable plastic bags may adversely affect health. New studies have ...

The researchers state that the largest area of application for biodegradable plastic materials is the ... rich in polysaccharides such as starch, pectin, lignin, and others. These valuable raw ...

To make these particles biodegradable, researchers created plastics from plant starch instead of petroleum. An initial study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry shows how ...

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While biodegradable ... use plastic reduction. A circular economy broadens the familiar slogan of "reduce, reuse, recycle" to "rethink, refuse, reduce, reuse, repair and recycle," in that order.

To make these particles biodegradable, researchers created plastics from plant starch instead of petroleum. An initial study published in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry shows how ...