A new study finds a bacterium in this family can break down the plastic for food. Researchers also identified the enzyme the bacterium use to degrade plastic. The discovery opens new possibilities ...

The debate between wood and plastic cutting boards has been simmering for years, and with Food Safety Education Month upon us, it's the perfect time to revisit the question. Is wood truly better ...

Alliance to End Plastic Waste and ASASE Foundation have commissioned a cutting-edge plastic lumber factory with an impressive capacity of 2,000 tonnes. This marks a significant step towards ...

Balrampur Chini Mills Limited plans to finalise an investment of Rs 2,000 crore for India's first industrial PLA bioplastic manufacturing plant. This decision awaits the release of policy details by ...

Black-colored plastic used in children’s toys, takeout containers, kitchen utensils and grocery meat and produce trays may contain alarming levels of toxic flame retardants that may be leaching ...

Since 1989 The Plastic Lumber Company has been committed to providing ... All of our items possess many advantages over products made from wood, concrete and metal. Our earth friendly products ...

“This accidental discovery really gave a critical data point,” said Ning Zeng, a University of Maryland climate scientist whose team unearthed the ancient chunk of wood. “It’s a single ...

He and his colleagues were digging a trench in the Canadian province of Quebec, one that they planned to fill with 35 metric tons of wood, cover with clay soil, and let sit for nine years.

For the past couple years, the United Nations has been negotiating a plastics treaty — a binding agreement that could set firm limits on plastic production, establish commitments to reducing ...

In the week ending September 13, 2024, the price of Western S-P-F 2x4 #2&Btr KD (RL) was US$410 mfbm, said forest products industry price guide newsletter Madison’s Lumber Reporter. This is up by +$4, ...

In a report published in Marine Pollution Bulletin, researchers from Kyushu University have for the first time, provided a clear numerical target for global efforts to tackle marine plastic pollution.