Category: Biodegradation & Composting
Could bacteria and fungi solve plastic waste crisis? (Washington Post)
Feasibility of anaerobic co-digestion of biodegradable plastics with food waste, investigation of microbial diversity and digestate phytotoxicity
Timescale for biodegradation, Paper Bags, PLA (FREE)
Brunel University researchers develop enzymes that degrade plastic
Eco-Products Unveils New Program to Help Prevent Contamination in Compost Streams (FREE)
Brooklyn Goes Composting
Recology points to organics diversion in sustainability report
New deep-sea enzyme breaks down PET plastic
The Atlantic on Biological Recycling
CJ Blossom Park Achieves TÜV SÜD Lab Accreditation, Streamlining Biodegradability Testing (FREE)
Axel Barrett Biobased Biodegradable & Compostable Biodegradation & Composting Bioplastics Chronicles Fairy Tales
Some Bioplastics Companies are destroying the composting business (FREE)
Large-scale omics dataset of polymer degradation provides robust interpretation for microbial niche and succession on different plastisphere
BASF opens Biodegradation and Microplastics Center of Excellence in North America
What is plastics biodegradation by Aimplas
French Industrial Composting Test
Chipotle and the Composting Challenge
Bacteria as plastic eaters: No panacea for the waste problem
Significant advances in the degradation of plastics by induced selection in microcosm
Penn State University goes composting but refuses compostable plastics
Scientists Find Microbes That Can Break Down Plastic in the Cold
Australia & New Zealand Biodegradation & Composting Fungi, Mushroom & Mycelium Universities, Institutes & Labs
Fungi makes meal of hard to recycle plastic
Video of UK Compostable Plastics Experiment
Port Phillip (AU) Guidelines for Food and Garden Organics Bin
New Scientific Publication for Carbios marks the expansion of its research to other plastics
Guide to Composting in Philadelphia
Colorado’s Largest Composter is Changing its Accepted Materials List to be More Restrictive
Lignin Deconstruction by Anaerobic Fungi
Is Biodegradable Better? Making Sense of ‘Compostable’ Plastics
University of Costa Rica Published Study on the Hidden Reality of Bioplastics
Tesco Accused of Greenwashing over Biodegradable PLA Teabags
Toppan and Polymateria Release Biotransformed Packaging that Degrades in 176 days
A newly developed catalyst makes single-use plastics easier to upcycle, recycle and biodegrade
Degradation of Plastic Waste Using Newly Developed Biocatalysts
Quick Verification Test to Distinguish Compostable Plastics from Conventional Plastics
Accelerated Degradation of Plastic Products via Yeast Enzyme Treatment
Bacteria & Enzymes Biodegradation & Composting Carbon Reports & Studies Universities, Institutes & Labs
How Waste-Eating Bacteria Digest Complex Carbons
Degradation of Microplastics by a Thermal Fenton Reaction
Value of Compostable Packaging
The Mystery of What’s Eating our Plastic from the Ocean
New Method to Quantify Microbial Plastic Mineralisation
Bacteria Really Eat Plastic
Compostable Packaging Degradation Pilot Launched
Logjam for Biodegradable Plastic in India
Sunlight Degrades Plastic Waste in Oceans
France Info Says Compostable Packaging Are Dangerous for your Health
Novamont Lobbyist Reply to the Big Compost Experiment
UK Environmental Campaigner Makes Revelation Regarding Compostable Plastics
Compostable and Biodegradable Plastics in India
Smart Compost Bins Have Arrived in Manhattan
UK Industrial Scale Composting Trial of Compostable Plastics – Update
New Bioplastics Degrades in Days
EU Policy Framework on Biobased, Biodegradable and Compostable Plastics
Biodegradable Microplastics in Soils Cause CO2 to Rise
Enzymes and Bacteria Sent to Space To Upcycle Plastics
BBIA Response to UCL Study Regarding Compostables Breakdown Rates
Eisenia Foetida and Lumbricus Terrestres Show High Plastic-Degrading Enzyme Activity
CompostAble Chicago Study report
Compostable Packaging in Canada Ends up in Landfill Says CBC
Biodegradable Microplastics in Soils Cause Carbon Dioxide Emissions to Rise
Composting Consortium for US Composting
UK Poppies to be Made with New Biodegradable Materials
Accurately Tracking How Plastic Biodegrades
Wax Worm Enzymes Can Degrade Plastics
New York Initiative for Compostable Waste
New Methodology to Asses PBS Biodegradation
Plastic Degradation in the Ocean Contributes to Its Acidification
How to Compost Bioplastics with Lomi Composter?
Bayer Launches Innovation Challenge for Biodegradable Packaging
Biodegradable Printed Circuit
Procedure for Issuing Certificate of Biodegradable Plastic Bags in India
South Africa Receives Biodegradation Laboratory Equipment
What Should You Never Compost?
Why Biodegradable Packaging Might Not be Biodegradable
Canada Consultation on Plastics Recyclability and Compostability
MIB Develops New Enzyme for Plastic Degradation
Setting up Curbside Compost Pickup in US Towns
WMU Welcomes New Compostability Testing Center
Should I Buy Biodegradable Materials If Trash Goes to Landfill?
