Biodegradable packaging from mycellium and agriculture waste produced by S.Lab for Loreal. A German pharmacist invented polystyrene in 1839. Today, the production of polystyrene produces more than ...
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 30% to 40% of the nation's food supply ends up being wasted. That adds up to billions of pounds every year rotting in landfills and emitting greenhouse ...
Mexican company Biofase has developed a patented process to convert discarded avocado pits into biodegradable plastics that decompose in 240 days, compared to centuries for conventional plastics. The ...
With food the top type of landfill waste in the United States, a Southern Illinois University Carbondale researcher looks for ways to divert that waste into a process for making biodegradable ...
A recent review in Processes presents various aspects of edible food packaging, focusing on single-use, fast-dissolving edible pouches. Plastic food packaging, typically non-biodegradable, is a ...
CARBONDALE — It might surprise you to learn that the No. 1 type of landfill waste in the United State is food. That being the case, a researcher at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is looking ...