Our world is drowning in a flood of plastic. Eight million tons of plastic end up in the oceans every year. Agricultural soils are also threatened by plastic pollution. Farmers around the wo... Read more
Long-standing concerns about portable electronics include the devices’ short battery life and their contribution to e-waste. One group of scientists is now working on a way to address... Read more
Portable electronics — typically made of non-renewable, non-biodegradable and potentially toxic materials — are discarded at an alarming rate in consumers’ pursuit of the next best ele... Read more
Gut bacteria from a worm can degrade plastic Plastic is well-known for sticking around in the environment for years without breaking down, contributing significantly to litter and landfills.... Read more
From coral reefs to prairie grasslands, some of the world’s most iconic habitats are susceptible to sudden collapse due to seemingly minor events. A classic example: the decimation of... Read more
Global vegetable production currently depends on plastics: approximately 15 million hectares of agricultural land are covered under black horticultural plastics. While alternatives to the pl... Read more
This could help millions of people across the world retain – or even regain – their sight. Engineers at the University of Sheffield have developed a new technique for delivering... Read more
The disposal of used plastics – which are largely non-biodegradable – is a major environmental issue. ‘Bioplastics‘ that are naturally synthesized by mi... Read more
Plastic could provide a much more affordable manufacturing alternative As landfills overflow with discarded plastics, scientists have been working to produce a biodegradable alternative that... Read more
Hoping for success on making a biodegradable bot! Dr Jonathan Rossiter, a senior lecturer at the University of Bristol’s Department of Engineering and Mathematics, has come up with a c... Read more
Scientists from the University of Amsterdam (UvA) have developed a process for making fully biodegradable, non-toxic and non-hazardous thermoset resins from readily available, low-cost plant... Read more