
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?
