
Category: Biodegradation & Composting


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

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?

How France Will Implement Composting Obligation

Bacteria Can Remove Plastic Pollution from Lakes

All you Need to Know about California Composting Law

University of Stuttgart Study on Plastic Degradation

CJ BIO PHA Tested by Korea Conformity Laboratories

CJ CheilJedang and Kyungpook National University Partner on PET Biodegradation

Degradation Triggerable Plastic Made of Vanillin

Superworms That Can Eat Polystyrene

Pakistan Goes Vermicomposting

Why Is Plastic So Nondegradable?

Independent Testing of PLA, PBAT and BDP Residues in Compost

Leipzig University Research on PET Biodegradation

University of Bath Makes Plastic UV Degradable

UV Degradation of PLA

Digestibility of PHA and PBSA

International Compost Awareness Week 2022

Imperial College London Research on PET and PU Biodegradation

How Does BiologiQ NuplastiQ Works?

Japanese Biodegradable Guitar Picks

Bioplastics Could Cause Harm Says Hong Kong NGO

Marine Fungus that Degrades Plastics

Methodologies to Assess Biodegradability of BioPolymers

Plastic Eating Bacteria Created With Particle Accelerator

New Bioplastics Degrades Within a Week

USA Today Article on Home Composting

US Senators Introduce Recycling and Composting Bills
