Australian student Maisy Whitehead, now attending the University of York in the U.K., has created a new biopolymer from ...

Coca-Cola announced that Sprite will stop using its famous green bottle and switch to clear plastic beginning in August. The change in look, ironically, is part of a push by the soft drink giant ...

Plastic is one of the most widely used materials, found in everything from packaging and textiles to cars and aircraft. But most plastics are made from petroleum, releasing harmful emissions during ...

An engineer @UHouston has developed a way to turn bacterial cellulose — a biodegradable material — into a multifunctional ...

Plastic waste is a huge problem, so researchers are interested in mushrooms as a source of more sustainable materials. Fungus could be the future of more sustainable design. Skip to main content ...

The change in look, ironically, is part of a push by the soft drink giant to go green. The company said clear plastic is better for recycling. "Sprite is transitioning from green to clear plastic ...

N.C. State has also working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture on a project over the past year to replace plastic ground covers with sustainable options made with banana fiber or hemp hearts.

Since then, plastic pollution has gotten worse. To find a biodegradable replacement, the government turned to jute, a cash crop grown here for centuries. Can one scientist bring more of this ...

Producing plastic water bottles isn't cheap, and disposing of them can be difficult, especially as they won't fully degrade on their own. But a London startup called Skipping Rocks may have a ...