Bags made from biodegradable materials for collecting organic household waste have been available on the market for several years. Now researchers in a large-scale pilot study have conducted an ...

Scientists at ETH Zurich have turned proteins extracted from dairy whey and tofu wastewater into biodegradable microbeads ...

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 30% to 40% of the nation's food supply ends up being wasted. That adds up to billions of pounds every year rotting in landfills and emitting greenhouse ...

At the urging of the plastics industry, the USDA is considering allowing materials such as bioplastic cups, coffee pods and compostable plastic bags into the organic compost waste stream. Farmers and ...

Scientists have developed biodegradable protein beads made from dairy and tofu waste that can capture carbon dioxide from the ...

There is something quietly circular about the sight of yesterday's lunch becoming tomorrow's stationery. In Japan's Kagawa ...

Instead of sending expired or uneaten noodles to landfill, they're broken down, processed with plant fibres, and pressed into ...

Biodegradable packaging from mycellium and agriculture waste produced by S.Lab for Loreal. A German pharmacist invented polystyrene in 1839. Today, the production of polystyrene produces more than ...

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Waste experts on The Hard Shoulder have warned that Ireland is seeing more food waste going into general bins than compost.

Trichy: Even as urban local bodies across the country prepare to implement the new Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2026, ...