A group of recycling organizations is calling for NatureWorks to halt expansion of its bio-based polylactic acid in bottles until the bio-resin’s recyclability has been demonstrated. Members of the ...

Plastics retain a high added value throughout their life cycles. Much of this value is lost if a plastic article is discarded at the end of its useful life. Zeus Industrial Products, Inc. is a ...

Non-degradable biobased materials currently also are incinerated, as robust recycling options are lacking for these plastics. However, it was long thought that the best way to dispose of bio-based, ...

PlasticsToday published on October 18 an article extolling the recycling virtues of polyactic acid, better known as PLA (Sorting PLA from Municipal Solid Waste is Proven Easy Again). This is a quote ...

Growth in 3D printing marches on at an annual 26% clip. While new printers keep increasing the print speeds and range of materials that can be used, data on recycling these materials has been sparse.

Biocor LLC, Concord, Calif., has been launched as a company designed to buy, aggregate and process post-consumer polylactic acid (PLA), the plant-based bioplastic that has been used to make food trays ...

PLA, or corn plastic, is made with Midwestern corn, not Middle East oil. Its production releases fewer toxic substances than making petroleum plastic and uses less energy, spewing an estimated ...

WASHINGTON (March 23, 12:30 p.m. ET) — The recycling of polylactic acid (PLA) bioplastics may still be in its early stages, but it appears to be heading in the right direction. The Washington-based ...

Scientists at King's College London have developed an innovative solution for recycling single-use bioplastics commonly used in disposable items such as coffee cups and food containers. This discovery ...