Interesting Engineering on MSN

German scientists to make plastics with crop waste for use in medical products, car components

Researchers in Germany are set to turn green waste, hay and algae into fully biodegradable plastics. They believe such ...
The Cool Down on MSN

Scientists discover incredible way to make plastic materials nearly indestructible — and then completely disappear

"Future research can build on these results." Scientists discover incredible way to make plastic materials nearly ...
Fast Company

Plastic-hungry bacteria might eat the next chair you buy

When plastic entered the design world in the 20th century, it was hailed as a wonder material—something strong, durable, lightweight, affordable, and malleable enough to sculpt into expressive, ...
Yahoo

Scientists make breakthrough discovery that could solve major issue with plastic: 'Real-world applications'

Scientists have found a way to turn common agricultural materials into bioplastics that can be "infinitely recyclable." According to Interesting Engineering, the U.S. National Science Foundation has ...
WAPT

Failure of talks for plastic treaty turn focus back to reduce, reuse, recycle. How's that going?

Talks aimed at a global treaty to cut plastic pollution fizzled in Geneva this week, with no agreement to meaningfully reduce the harms to human health and the environment that come with the millions ...