Microplastics are a major problem we have to tackle, but one Irish teen has invented a biodegradable plastic that destroys ambient microplastics.

Researchers have discovered an enzyme that can eat plastic. But it has another, rather unexpected talent: it can also destroy penicillin. The enzyme, discovered by researchers at the University of ...

Arya Satheesh had already built a device that could detect contaminants in drinking water. What bothered her was what came ...

Man enzyme” that helps bacteria devour certain types of plastic and may offer new hope in the fight against plastic pollution ...

Researchers have identified rainbow trout blood as a promising platform for monitoring the biological hazards of biodegradable microplastics. By combining advanced fluorescence imaging with ...

Perennial Polymers is turning urban leaf waste into biodegradable plastic without using food crops. First-generation ...

Polyesters containing ester-bond-breaking enzymes could help to reduce plastic pollution in marine environments.

Biodegradable medical plastics is a high-growth market owing to growing environmental awareness and the eventual placing of stringent regulations on conventional plastics. Considering the growing need ...

Switching to biodegradable plastics could slash toxic pollution by more than a third and dramatically reduce global waste by mid-century, but only if cities and companies invest in the right disposal ...

Over 20 million tons of plastic are estimated to end up in the environment every year, with much of it breaking down into microplastics that are harmful to the health of humans and wildlife.

New research shows a microbial enzyme that degrades biodegradable polyesters also resists penicillin and similar antibiotics.

Ottawa, Sept. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global biodegradable plastics market size, valued at USD 16 billion in 2025, is expected to rise to approximately USD 88.71 billion in 2034, based on a ...