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For decades, plastic has been building up across the planet. It fills landfills, floats through oceans, and has even been ...

Biodegradable plastics could help alleviate the plastic waste crisis that is polluting the environment and harming our health. But how long plastics take to degrade and how environmental bacteria work ...

Plastic products could soon have a built-in self-destruct feature. Scientists have found a way to incorporate bacteria into plastic products that can completely break down the plastic after activation ...

Scientists have developed a way for certain types of compostable plastic to break down much faster in marine environments, from shallow coastal waters to the deep sea. The breakthrough comes from tiny ...

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A new type of plastic could change how everyday materials break down. Scientists engineered a new type of plastic containing dormant bacteria that can be activated to almost completely break down the ...

Scientists engineered a new type of plastic containing dormant bacteria that can be activated to almost completely break down the material in just six days, leaving behind no microplastics. Unlike ...