If you saw a plastic bag floating on the wind it might stir up dreamy thoughts of the much-parodied scene from the 1999 film American Beauty. But as the bag flutters, swoops and then wraps itself ...

Plastic bags that claim to decompose might not actually be degrading in the way you might expect. A recent study has shown that some "biodegradable" plastic bags are surviving up to three years. The ...

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 wildlife and the environment. This is the sort of ...

Wriggle Brew is an Orlando-based startup that is taking a unique approach to tackling both harmful fertilizer runoff and ...

Mayor Thomas Broderick Jr. and Best Way announce the start of the annual City of Anderson Leaf Pick-up and Yard Waste Recycling Program for Anderson residents. The program will continue through Dec.

San Francisco recently approved a ban on non-biodegradable plastic shopping bags. While retail stores adjust to the change, it's unclear how it will affect people whose job it is to snag plastic bags ...

Standard plastic produce bags are completely clear, shiny and very thin, while compostable or biodegradable versions feel slightly crinkly, are a bit thicker and often appear opaque with a faint green ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link You might want to think twice about buying "biodegradable" plastic bags if you're environmentally-minded. A new study from the University of ...

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 ...

Researchers examined the degradation of five plastic bag materials widely available from high street retailers in the UK. Biodegradable plastic bags are still capable of carrying full loads of ...