Plastic Compound Found in Saturn’s Moon Atmosphere
Scientists at NASA have found propylene — a basic element of plastic food packaging and storage containers — on Saturn’s moon, Titan. Wow, you think, humans can be trashy with […]
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Agricultural Waste Can Be Source of Food Packaging
A company in Italy claims to have developed a biopolymer made from agricultural waste that would replace much of the plastics used in packaging. The company, Bio-on, manufacturers polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), a […]
Polypropylene Passes Most Tests As Recycled Food Packaging
Polypropylene (PP) can be recycled and used as food packaging in a wide variety of uses, according to a study conducted in Europe. As a rugged polymer, PP is resistant […]
Common Plastics in Environment Absorb Contaminants
A California study shows that the most commonly produced plastics that are littered in the environment are also the ones that absorb the most chemicals, a finding that poses a […]