In deeper waters, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch of floating plastic is an estimated 1.6 million square kilometers, and the amount of plastic waste entering the ocean annually could rise to 29 ...

Additionally, the plastic is non-toxic, non-flammable, and emits no carbon dioxide during its breakdown. It can also be reshaped at temperatures above 120°C, similar to other thermoplastics.

WAKO, Japan (Reuters) -Researchers in Japan have developed a plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours, offering up a potential solution for a modern-day scourge polluting oceans and harming ...

This time, Green Science Alliance obtained Green Pla, Biomass Pla Certificate from JBPA (Japan BioPlastic Association) with their Nano Cellulose + PLA (Poly Lactic Acid) Biodegradable Plastic Product.

PHBH is a trademark registered in Japan and the EU. PHBH is made from 100% plant oil, is biodegradable and marine degradable. PHBH is certified by TÜV AUSTRIA as: OK biobased OK biodegradable MARINE ...

Researchers in Japan have developed a revolutionary biodegradable plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours and degrades in soil within days, enriching it with nutrients. Unlike traditional ...

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 ...

TOKYO -- Japan looks to partner with the private sector to develop biodegradable plastic that causes little harm to the oceans, Nikkei has learned, as Tokyo encourages an environmental push both ...

TOKYO -- The Ministry of the Environment will include some 5 billion yen in its fiscal 2019 budget request to commission the development of biodegradable plastic products and subsidize companies ...

An intriguing story on Japan's increasing development and production of biodegradable plastics. In 2000, production of such plastics stood at slightly more than 2,000 tons. "It will increase to ...

PHBH is a trademark registered in Japan and the EU. PHBH is made from 100% plant oil, is biodegradable and marine degradable. PHBH is certified by TÜV AUSTRIA as: OK biobased OK biodegradable MARINE ...