THINK you’re doing the right thing for the environment by using biodegradable plastic bags? Boy, have we got some news for you. But a new Senate inquiry into the threat of marine plastic pollution in ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link You might want to think twice about buying "biodegradable" plastic bags if you're environmentally-minded. A new study from the University of ...

Plastic bags that claim to decompose might not actually be degrading in the way you might expect. A recent study has shown that some "biodegradable" plastic bags are surviving up to three years. The ...

Leah Oyake-Ombis in the Managing Director of the Africa Livelihood Innovations for Sustainable Environment Consulting Group There’s been a great deal of contention and debate in Kenya over what should ...

You might think that a 'biodegradable' bag does what it says on the label -- you know, degrades biologically -- but new research from the University of Plymouth in the UK has found that those bags ...

Unfortunately, new research from the University of Plymouth found that after three years in the dirt or water, so-called “biodegradable” bags were still in relatively good shape. Many were still ...

Researchers examined the degradation of five plastic bag materials widely available from high street retailers in the UK. Biodegradable plastic bags are still capable of carrying full loads of ...

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 the ...

Compostable and biodegradable dog poop bags are a load of, well, crap. Experts say there’s a difference between marketing claims and what the bags actually do after they’re thrown away. Scooping up ...

Biodegradable plastic carrier bags are more toxic than conventional plastic bags, a new study has found. Researchers analysed three types of bags – a compostable bag made of vegetable starch, a ...