Cooking a delicious risotto and making plastics are actually very similar processes. In both, ingredients come together and are heated to create a product, but current recipes for synthesizing ...

Researchers led by Takuzo Aida at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) in Japan have one-upped themselves in their quest to solve our microplastic problem. Subscribe to our newsletter ...

As the world confronts the dual challenges of plastic pollution and climate change, biodegradable polymers are emerging as a beacon of hope in the quest for sustainable materials. These ...

Japan-based materials experts have made impressive progress in the search for a better biodegradable plastic. The breakthrough starts with an abundant material: cellulose from wood pulp. Takuzo Aida, ...

Previously, it was reported that one of the main challenges to Penang’s “no plastic bags” policy, set to be fully enforced on ...

Not-so-fun fact: our oceans hold 150 times more carbon dioxide than the Earth's atmosphere. Adding to that causes ocean acidification, which can disrupt marine food chains and reduce biodiversity.

Every year, 400 million tons of plastic products are produced worldwide, half of which are single-use items discarded within a year. In particular, non-biodegradable plastic waste, which takes over ...

Symphony Environmental Technologies Plc global specialists in technologies that make plastic and rubber products “smarter, safer and sustainable", is pleased to announce that it has received approval ...

Oando Clean Energy Limited (OCEL), a subsidiary of Oando Plc, Africa’s leading indigenous energy solutions provider, is leading the charge on advancing ...

The cost equation has flipped in favor of green packaging — so why are so many businesses still using high cost as an excuse not to make the switch?

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 ...