Composting biodegradable food containers cuts the amount of trash that gets sent to a landfill. But the practice may serve up some unintended consequences for human health. That’s because the items ...

Multiple research teams across the globe have developed biodegradable packaging materials built from plant fibers, producing ...

Plastic packaging. Everything we seem to buy nowadays is packaged in plastic, from toys, foods, and more. In fact, humans produce an estimated 300 million tons of plastic waste each year, with about ...

Danimer Scientific, a leading developer and manufacturer of biodegradable materials, and Genpak, the leading manufacturer of quality food packaging, are partnering to create a new line of ...

The simple brown cardboard box surrounding a Big Mac costs McDonald’s Corp. only pennies. A biodegradable version, by contrast, is costing EarthShell Corp. millions of dollars, not to mention the ...

Jie Wu, an engineering graduate student, was studying a type of striking white beetle found in Southeast Asia and attempting to figure out how to mimic its brilliant color when an unexpected discovery ...

The Intersection of Life Sciences and Environmental Responsibility The biologics and biopharmaceutical industry is ...

Bioplastics maker Danimer Scientific will supply thermoforming giant Genpak LLC with material to make biodegradable food containers. In a Nov. 12 news release, officials with both firms said the ...

WAILUKU – Big and small businesses say that a bill restricting polystyrene disposable food containers in Maui County will increase costs for them and for their customers and has another major flaw – ...

BAINBRIDGE, Ga., Nov. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Danimer Scientific, a leading developer and manufacturer of biodegradable materials, and Genpak, the leading manufacturer of quality food packaging, are ...