recycling

Biotech & Recycling

Closed-Loop PLA: High-Performance Bioplastics You Can Recycle Forever

Bioplastics have always traded performance for sustainability. Materials that biodegrade tend to soften early and break under load, which keeps them out of anything demanding.…

Material Innovation

DNA-Polysaccharide Hydrogels: Recyclable Bioplastics From Waste

A new family of DNA bioplastics crosslinks plant-derived polysaccharides with DNA from natural sources to make hydrogels that biodegrade, recycle in plain water and repair…

Infrastructure

Managing Biodegradable Plastic Waste: Challenges and Opportunities

Biodegradable plastics get presented as the answer to plastic pollution. A review in Waste Management & Research by Mhaddolkar N, Astrup TF, Tischberger-Aldrian A and…