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 ...

This makes it versatile for various applications while maintaining the ability to degrade safely in the ocean. The new plastic isn’t just biodegradable; it’s also customizable.

Researchers have demonstrated a new eco-friendly plastic that decomposes in deep ocean conditions. In a deep-sea experiment, ...

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

According to The Chosun Daily, Starbucks Korea phased out plastic straws in 2018, likely because of complaints about the ...

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 ...

The biodegradable plastic produced through this research has been confirmed to have outstanding biodegradation properties both in anaerobic conditions such as when buried in soil or immersed in ...

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 ...