The increasing demand for renewable energy and electric vehicles has triggered a high demand for energy storage batteries, but the batteries behind supporting these sustainable solutions are not always sustainable. In a paper published Sept. 1 in the journal Matter, U.S. scientists have created...
Tunisia, located in the northernmost part of the African continent, has joined the ranks of the ban on plastic bags. on August 31, the country's Ministry of Environment issued a statement saying that, according to the relevant decree, non-compliant plastic bags will be banned from circulation nation...
According to the market forecast, the global paper cups market is valued at approximately USD 14.32 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of approximately 3.63% from 2022-2027.
One of the major factors driving the growth of the paper cup market is the rising demand for paper cups in the market alo...
In September 2022, the European Commission finally released the long-awaited draft REACH regulation to restrict the use of intentionally added microplastics in various products.
The new proposal includes residual cosmetics in the scope of the restrictions, covering skin care, perfume and lip ca...
In June 2021, New Zealand's Environment Minister David Parker announced that the New Zealand government was about to launch a plastics phase-out and committed to phasing out all food and beverage packaging containing PVC by mid-2025. As more and more countries and regions promulgate decrees to ...
As human activities become more concerned and aware of the current critical situation of the planet, individuals, companies and governments are actively working to implement more sustainable lifestyles. Coca-Cola, one of the largest producers of plastics, has created two plant-based biodegradab...
The e-waste problem will get worse over time. Recently, a team of researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California, Berkeley, has proposed a potential solution: a fully recyclable, biodegradable printed circuit. They report ...
Since the 21st century, the development and utilization of biomass materials have been gradually gaining attention in the world. The shortage of forest resources necessitates the expansion of horizons to include crop stalks, bamboo and wild plant stalks. Biomass refers to natural polymers that ...
Researchers from the University of Sussex, the Mammal Society and the University of Exeter said in a study published in Science of the Total Environment that the feces of more than half of the species were analyzed for traces of plastic, according to researchers who investigated how much plastic sma...
Biodegradable plastics will enter people's daily life after they come out of factories, and will also be widely used in agriculture, fishery, and medicine. However, are biodegradable plastics suitable for these scenarios? Can they be truly "degraded" in these scenarios? Will it create...