These plastics are derived from starches such as maize, wheat, potato and cassava. One example is thermoplastic starch (TPS), which is crafted from corn starch and glycerol. TPS is used as a ...

The resulting plastic matched commercial quality ... the study opens doors to scalable, cost-effective bioplastic production, bridging the gap between waste gas recycling and sustainable ...

Plastic production and consumption is out of control. We are being force-fed more plastic than we need and in a way that makes it impossible to responsibly manage. To this point, plastic producers ...

So I wanted to make my own tools so I could use recycled plastic locally.” Typical plastic production, like injection molding, uses very large and expensive machines — so expensive that most ...

The European project PROMICON issued five policy recommendations to support a new method for the production of sustainable ... (PHA)—a type of bioplastic that fully degrades in soil, water ...

Sirmax Group's certified biodegradable plastic mulching films have reportedly lowered micro-bioplastic concentration in ...

The company operates a production site of ... TERBO-1000 to a global scale, tackling plastic pollution head-on.” "Buscar acquires 50% ownership in bioplastic technologies company Terramer ...

Bioplastics currently account for only 1% of global plastic production, and much of this requires specialized composting facilities in order to break them down. High costs, issues with mechanical ...

Suhas Joshi, Director of IIT Indore, said, “Once heralded as a miracle material, plastic has become ... innovation lies in the production of PHA, a biodegradable bioplastic that closely emulates ...