Inspired by leaves, WashU researchers designed a bioplastic stronger than petroplastics and compostable at room temperature.

Society has long struggled with petroleum-derived plastic pollution, and awareness of microplastics' detrimental effects on ...

The global low density polyethylene market is projected to reach USD 72.6 billion by 2034, growing at a steady CAGR of 4.40% ...

Japan’s largest city has big green ambitions and its tourism industry is pitching in to make Tokyo more sustainable. Here’s what they’re doing — and how it could affect your next trip.

An environment-friendly plastic lost over 80% of its mass after 13 months underwater real-time deep-sea conditions.

Chemical recycling consortium R Plus Japan (RPJ) and Anellotech, Inc. (Pearl River, N.Y.) announced that Plas-TCat, an innovative catalytic cracking ...

Researchers in Japan have developed a method that reduces the energy needed to recycle Teflon by 50%, using an electron beam ...

Now, in a study published in Polymer Degradation and Stability, researchers from Japan have shown for the first time that ...

A new eco-friendly plastic called LAHB has shown it can biodegrade even in the extreme environment of the deep ocean, unlike ...

One has roughly 6 percent lactic acid (P6LAHB) and another 13 percent (P13LAHB) near Hatsushima Island, Japan. A standard ...

An India-based company has unveiled a fully biodegradable, plant-based plastic alternative that could revolutionize the fight ...

Driven by a powerful sustainability shift, Japan's oleochemicals market is experiencing robust growth. Competition is intensifying as demand for high ...