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Why compostable packaging fails

Compostable packaging only works with industrial composting and correct disposal, conditions most waste systems lack.
Researchers at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), working with collaborators, report a new biomaterial ...
Biodegradable Smart Materials Market · GlobeNewswire Inc. Dublin, Oct. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Biodegradable Smart Materials Market Opportunity, Growth Drivers, Industry Trend Analysis, and ...
What are Biodegradable Metallic Materials? Biodegradable materials (BMs) have been a priority for temporary biomedical implants over the past twenty years. These materials, including magnesium, zinc, ...
Biodegradable plastics refer to plastics that are degraded by the action of microorganisms existing in nature under natural conditions (such as soil, sand, etc.) or under specific conditions (such as ...
The next time you drop a bottle marketed as biodegradable into your reusable grocery bag, pause. New research shows that not all of these plastics are made equal: some don’t actually biodegrade.
Dublin, Oct. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Biodegradable Smart Materials Market Opportunity, Growth Drivers, Industry Trend Analysis, and Forecast 2025-2034" report has been added to ...
There was a time no so long ago, when people would throw food scraps, peelings and the like into the compos heap in the back corner of their garden. The rest of the household rubbish went into the ...
Sustainability can mean many different things, depending on what you’re focusing on. When you dive in deep, the terms can get confusing, and many that seem interchangeable are actually very different.
After being used for military purposes during the Civil War, coal was first used to generate electricity for homes and factories in the 1880s. As a fossil fuel, coal played an important role in the ...