Scientists at Bath found that incorporating sugar units into polymers makes them more degradable when exposed to UV light

Researchers discovered that 10% of the oil floating on the Gulf after the Deepwater Horizon disaster was dissolved into seawater by sunlight

A research team has now introduced a new method for the production of protein-based plastics that are easily processable and biodegradable.

Sustainable startup Notpla has created an edible, biodegradable packaging made from seaweed and plants that was designed to replace plastic.

Researchers developed a ‘smart’ food packaging material that is biodegradable, sustainable and kills microbes that are harmful to humans.

The number of microbial enzymes with the ability to degrade plastic is growing, in correlation with local levels of plastic pollution.

Researchers are investigating whether the natural properties of bacteria could help in developing a new type of biodegradable plasterboard.