With food the top type of landfill waste in the United States, a Southern Illinois University Carbondale researcher looks for ways to divert that waste into a process for making biodegradable ...

Can we simply magic plastics away? That’s the promise of biodegradable plastics – and they are at least part of the plastic waste solution, says Kevin O’Connor of University College Dublin, Ireland.

University of Oldenburg's EcoPBS project seeks to develop cost-effective, biodegradable plastics from organic materials, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Biodegradable nitrile gloves matched or outperformed standard nitrile gloves in a range of durability tests.

Study suggests each rupee invested in vermicompost preparation yields Rs 2.04 in return, but Bengaluru still sending over 70% of its solid waste to landfills instead of composting it Nearly 62-65% of ...

Scientist Soumya Swaminathan released a report on World Environment Day on June 5 about the use of menstrual cups -- a method for managing menstrual hygiene and for reducing the generation of total ...

Only 57% of the community-level composting plants are currently operational in the State, according to a field-level survey initiated by the Department of Local Self-Government to assess the extent of ...

Minister for Local Self-Governments M.B. Rajesh has lauded the state-of-the-art biodegradable waste processing facility established by Fabbco Biocycle in Brahmapuram, calling it a model initiative ...

The scale of food waste in the UK is staggering, with around 88kg wasted per person every year, according to recycling charity Wrap. But the amount recycled from UK households is growing rapidly, with ...