
Category: Universities, Institutes & Labs


Advancing material innovation to address the polymer waste crisis

Biodegradable bags to revolutionise mushroom farming

Xuejun Pan receives USDA NIFA funding to develop biodegradable mulch films made from biomass

First Compostable Plastic Cutlery Produced and Used in the US (Video)

Yale University on Chemical Recycling

How bacteria use electricity and carbon dioxide to produce useful chemicals

UC Davis researchers work on compostable windmill blades

Rethink, Rewrite, Redefine—How Biodegradable Plastics Are Reshaping Sustainability

The world’s first wood transistor

WUST Receives $3.6M to combat plastic waste

Call to classify plastics as persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic pollutants

PLA is Toxic for Fish

Biobased asphalt with lignin can cut emissions up to 60%

Researchers make high-quality building boards from pruning waste without added glue

New Study Finds Bio-Based Plastic And Plastic-Blend Textiles Do Not Biodegrade In The Ocean

Aston University biofuel experts advise on how Ukraine can build back greener

The perfect pathogen storm: Sargassum and plastic debris

Transforming CO2 Into Valuable Materials Using Formic Acid

Penn State University goes composting but refuses compostable plastics

MSU and Finland Partner on Biobased Products

Scientists Find Microbes That Can Break Down Plastic in the Cold

New hemp-based biomaterial may solve global microplastic pollution crisis

University of Bath Research on Bioplastics

Tiny Microbes Could Brew Big Benefits for Green Biomanufacturing

SEARCA supports project to turn shrimp waste into bioplastic

Bioplastics become more attractive for industry

Center for Dairy Research (CDR) on Making Bioplastics with Dairy Waste

Green composite material made from flax and chitosan

Archaic equation helps scientists control CO2 transformations

Solinatra and ATMI IGI Partner on Bioplastics Center of Excellence

Saudi Arabia Research on Renewable Rubber

Low concentration CO2 can be reused in biodegradable plastic precursor using artificial photosynthesis

University of Queensland raises concerns about PFAS in compostable food containers

High levels of PFAS found in paper takeout containers

Australia & New Zealand Biodegradation & Composting Fungi, Mushroom & Mycelium Universities, Institutes & Labs
Fungi makes meal of hard to recycle plastic

A novel biorefinery process with material and energy circulation by reusing by-products

U of G develops eco-friendly cutlery to reduce plastic waste, CO2

Update on the Circa Renewable Chemistry Institute

Researchers Develop Biodegradable, Biorecyclable Glass

Chemists redesign biological PHAs, ‘dream’ biodegradable plastics

Uganda scientists invent bioplastics for wrapping nursery seedlings from farm wastes

A biohybrid system to extract 20 times more bioplastic from CO2 developed by KAIST researchers​

International study develops ground-breaking method to Recycle Used Cooking Oil

University of Sydney Develops New Method for CO2 Capture and Conversion

University of Kentucky Student Creates Compostable Paper Recycling Program

Producing PHA from Wastewater

Mizzou Engineering Researcher Helps Turn Food Wastes Into Biodegradable Plastics

University of Alicante Patent Water-Soluble Plastic Material Based on Potato Starch

Hard Plastics Can be Recycled if they are Constructed Differently

Are Bioplastics the Future?

The Barta Group Novel Lignocellulose Valorisation Concepts and Innovative Synthesis Pathways

University of Costa Rica Published Study on the Hidden Reality of Bioplastics

New Catalysts Could Make Acrylics from Corn Cheaper than Fossil Equivalent

Researchers Use Light to Convert Abundant Lignin into Plastic that can be Continually Recycled

Boston College to Partner on Study of Hazards from Plastics

Agriloop Project to Convert Agri-Food Residues into Products

MIT Develops New Method for CO2 Removal from Seawater

AI Conjures Proteins that Speed up Chemical Reactions

Malaysian College Students Try to Turn Seaweed into Bioplastics

Sustainable process for the production of vanillin from lignin makes further progress

3D Printing with Bacteria-Loaded Ink Produces Bone-Like Composites

Plastic Particles in Mom’s Food Reach Unborn Children

Turning Fruit Waste into Water Purification Material

A newly developed catalyst makes single-use plastics easier to upcycle, recycle and biodegrade

Degradation of Plastic Waste Using Newly Developed Biocatalysts

Bioplastics from Carrots

Texas A&M on Transforming Biomass Waste Into Chemicals

Faser Institute Bremen Develops High-Strength PLA

Bio-Based Products Are Gaining Momentum

Bacteria & Enzymes Biodegradation & Composting Carbon Reports & Studies Universities, Institutes & Labs
How Waste-Eating Bacteria Digest Complex Carbons

Turning Kudzu into Biodegradable Food Packaging

Korea Develops Completely Biodegradable PBS Straws

New Study Presents Novel Behavioral Barrier-Based Framework for Sustainable Plastic Management

Microplastics & Nanoplastics Recycling Textiles, Fashion, Sports and Footwear Universities, Institutes & Labs
New Study to Explore Upcycling the Microfibres Released from Laundering Clothes

Researchers Team up to Break Down, Upcycle Low-Quality, Rejected Plastic Wastes

Microplastics Are Filling the Skies. Will They Affect the Climate?

Aston University Develops Guidelines to Improve Industrial CO2 Measurement

Northwestern University Develops New Process to Upcycle Lignin and Plant waste
