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SYDNEY, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Scientists have been in efforts to develop bioplastics that break down in land and water to tackle plastic waste. Researchers from Murdoch University in Western Australia ...

Plastics are one of the largest sources of pollution on Earth, lasting for years on land or in water. But a new type of ...

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According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 30% to 40% of the nation's food supply ends up being wasted. That adds up to ...

As the curtains closed on the first African edition of the competition, one message rang clear: Africa's youth are bursting with ideas. With the right platforms and partnerships, their innovations ...

The researchers said that a bioplastic alternative would be ideal for foods that ned a "food-safe" plastic lining.

Plastic is made from oil and natural gas, which started out as fossilized plant and animal material. But buried deep ...

Bags made of supposedly biodegradable plastics remain intact and useable three years after being dropped in the sea or buried underground, researchers have found. "Our results showed that none of ...