The eco-adjectives are everywhere, on everything: Earth-friendly, all natural, enviro-safe. "Biodegradable" was supposed to be different. So clinical. So reassuring. Bio means life. Degrade means to ...

Plastic bags that claim to decompose might not actually be degrading in the way you might expect. A recent study has shown that some "biodegradable" plastic bags are surviving up to three years. The ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Makers of biodegradable dog waste bags are in some deep doo doo with the FTC. For those of us who mean to bring reusable bags to the grocery store but don't remember until we're ...

The so-called “biodegradable” bowls at fast food restaurants are usually not as biodegradable as they’re made out to be, a hint that many of these places engage in a practice called “greenwashing.” A ...

When considering which food-grade lubricant to use, it’s essential to check that it is the right technology for the application Thanks to the rising global interest in saving the environment and the ...

After being used for military purposes during the Civil War, coal was first used to generate electricity for homes and factories in the 1880s. As a fossil fuel, coal played an important role in the ...

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A report from the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS; Washington, DC) released at NPE2018, Plastics Market Watch – Watching: Bioplastics, provides a new look at the way we define plastics and, in ...

The Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR), Washington, has urged caution in response to a Jan. 28, 2015, decision by D. Michael Chappell, a chief administrative law judge, who issued a ...