Every summer, heatwaves keep smashing records. The World Meteorological Organization reported that the past seven years were the hottest ever recorded. As cities keep warming, buildings and people ...

Fallen leaves, which are discarded every year, have been transformed into a resource that can replace waste plastics, a major ...

Plastics make up approximately 5–12 % of global waste generation, constituting around 20–30 % of waste by weight. Alarmingly, about 60 % of plastics end up as plastic waste (PW) in the environment. 2 ...

Green Science Alliance developed plant biomass based biodegradable mulch film for agriculture. This product can be purchased ...

A local packaging distributor is working to expand the reach of a biodegradable film capable of reducing waste in the manufacturing process. Packaging Systems of Wisconsin, a Sheboygan-based division ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently awarded a four-year, $744,000 grant to a team of researchers to develop new mulch films for agricultural crops that are not only sustainable and ...

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With rising risk to the environment and human health, the race for biodegradable plastics is gaining pace—with several projects under way at Flinders University in South Australia. Published in ...