Earthnest is a Business Reporter client. EARTHNEST has the answer to the plastic bags problem. We are polluting our planet with five trillion plastic shopping bags a year. Plastic waste seems to be ...

A diamond and a plastic bag have one thing in common — they both last forever. The use of plastic bags in Pakistan is ubiquitous and they can be spotted everywhere from vegetable carts to departmental ...

The study’s authors, Imogen Napper and Richard Thompson at the University of Plymouth, tested compostable, biodegradable, oxo-biodegradable, and conventional polythene plastic bags in three different ...

Waves of Change is a CBC series exploring the single-use plastic we're discarding, and why we need to clean up our act. You can be part of the community discussion by joining our Facebook group. In a ...

There’s a perception that product packaging labelled as ‘biodegradable’ will simply degrade in a matter of months, reducing litter and making for good compost. That is not always the case. In fact, it ...

Today Sylvanus asks the question on everybody's lips. When is a biodegradable plastic bag not a biodegradable plastic bag? Well, to find the answer to this modern conundrum, simply put it to the test.

Isabel Thomlinson receives funding from the EPSRC. The idea of a “biodegradable” plastic suggests a material that would degrade to little or nothing over a period of time, posing less of a hazard to ...