Additionally, collaborations between textile manufacturers, bioplastic producers, and fashion brands are playing a crucial role in expanding the market. These partnerships are enabling the ...

Bioplastic textiles offer a sustainable alternative ... and demand for sustainable and eco-friendly products in the fashion and textile industry. As consumers become more conscious of the ...

The findings challenge the perception of bioplastics as a safer, eco-friendly alternative, especially as their use becomes more widespread in products such as fast fashion, cutlery, straws ...

And now, scientists at the Wood Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) report a bioplastic that degrades even faster than paper in seawater. The new material is the foam version of a bioplastic ...

Vinyl is making a comeback, and a British company says it has created the world's first bioplastic record to help musicians sell their music in a greener way. Most vinyl records are made from ...

A new report illustrates how not all bioplastic is created equal—and shouldn’t necessarily be touted as a solution. In the summer of 2021, researchers from the nonprofit 5 Gyres carried a ...

After years of testing, a new version of cellulose diacetate (CDA), a plastic-like polymer derived from wood pulp, has been found to be the fastest-degrading bioplastic material tested in sea water.

SEATTLE (KOMO) — New bioplastics that degrade in the same time frame as a banana peel have been developed at the University of Washington (UW). Researchers used heat and pressure to make ...