(Natural News) To reduce the plastic waste that their countries churn out every year, stores in Thailand and Vietnam have begun switching to an environment-friendly replacement for disposable plastic bags. Groceries and supermarkets in these Southeast Asian countries are now wrapping their produce in the leaves of local banana trees. Sixty percent of the plastic […]

(Natural News) A New York-based design company called Creme is doing its part to reduce the amount of plastic trash churned out each year. Instead of manufacturing disposable coffee cups with plastic liners, the start-up grows biodegradable, organic containers from fruits. For their project, Creme picked gourds from the Cucurbitaceae family. Related to squash and […]

(Natural News) Swedish researchers fiddled with wood until they managed to turn it technically transparent. They also made the biodegradable material capable of absorbing heat from sunlight and releasing it during colder periods. If used in the windows of buildings, the revolutionary material might help save energy by reducing the need for artificial heating and […]

(Natural News) Do you grow your own produce? If you do, then you might want to help nature along by introducing good bacteria to your plants that can boost their growth. But first, you will need a good carrier for the bacteria. Researchers from Chungbuk National University in South Korea discovered that chitosan, a polysaccharide obtained from the exoskeleton of […]

(Natural News) Researchers from Chungbuk National University in South Korea investigated chitosan and its potential as a carrier of bacteria that promote plant growth. The results of their study were published in the journal Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science. In the study, the researchers immobilized Methylobacterium oryzae CBMB20 – a promising plant growth-promoting bacteria and a […]

(Natural News) Approximately 165 million tons of petroleum-based plastic now pollute the ocean. Another nine million tons of plastic are added to the seas each year. Only nine percent of plastic is recycled. It takes at least 500 years for traditional plastic to decompose, as toxic chemicals break down and leach into the environment. In […]

(Natural News) In the coming years, many products that you might be using on a daily basis will be replaced by more eco-friendly counterparts. Scientists working in the fields of green and energy-saving technology are working hard to ensure that. One example of such a change could be due to biosurfactants – particles produced by […]

(Natural News) Plastic pollution is a very serious problem in many different parts of the world. It has caused a great deal of harm to the environment and continues to affect many people’s lives every single day. Europe suffers from it just like any other place on Earth. Fortunately, the concept of plastic recycling exists. […]

(Natural News) In the future, the paint applied to a wall or sprayed on a car body might feature bacterial colonies that can change color according to your liking or lighting, suggested a NanoWerk article. This development is possible thanks to British researchers who unlocked the genes responsible for many bright and vivid colors Mother […]

(Natural News) Durable, versatile, and affordable — the three qualities that make plastic so common in nearly every item we use, and the three biggest reasons why reducing plastic waste can be difficult to do. Indonesian start-up Evoware is working to change all that with bioplastics: a line of fully biodegradable plastics made from seaweed. […]