Starch-based plastics are a type of bioplastic made from renewable resources such as corn, wheat, or potato starch. These plastics are typically produced by extruding a blend of starch and ...

To reduce the health and environmental impacts of microplastics, scientists created a new type of plastic using plant starch instead of petroleum. However, new research suggests that these alternative ...

To paraphrase The Simpsons: plastics are the solution to – and cause of – all of mankind’s problems. Nowhere is this more clear in the phenomenon of microplastics. Some have suggested that alternative ...

Researchers at the Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology have reportedly found a way to ...