According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 30% to 40% of the nation's food supply ends up being wasted. That adds up to billions of pounds every year rotting in landfills and emitting greenhouse ...

Bags made from biodegradable materials for collecting organic household waste have been available on the market for several years. Now researchers in a large-scale pilot study have conducted an ...

Kagawa University has found a new use for one of the region’s best-known foods, turning discarded udon noodles into biodegradable paper through a process that relies on microorganisms. The project, ...

Finding viable alternatives to traditional petroleum-based plastics and microplastics has never been more important. New research shows that their plant-based polymers biodegrade -- even at the ...

Eco-friendly paper straws that do not easily become soggy and are 100% biodegradable in the ocean and soil have been developed. The straws are easy to mass-produce and thus are expected to be ...

Switching to biodegradable plastics could slash toxic pollution by more than a third and dramatically reduce global waste by mid-century but only if cities and companies invest in the right disposal ...

This photo shows Sanuki udon noodles. (Photo courtesy of the Agency for Cultural Affairs)(Kyodo) TAKAMATSU (Kyodo) -- A university in Kagawa is turning one of the western Japan prefecture's most ...

Binghamton PhD student Tianzheng Liu, left, and Department of Biomedical Engineering Professor Sha Jin have developed a method to turn food waste into biodegradable plastic. According to the U.S.

Plastic waste is a global issue, and the United States is the largest contributor; however, a team at Southern Illinois ...