Brands like Pangaia, Lululemon and Unifi are tapping microbes castor beans and biotech to reengineer apparel without petroleum.

Biotechnology at Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany have genetically engineered bacteria to feast on nylon and transform it ...

Plastic Fasteners Market. The global plastic fasteners market is projected to be valued at USD 7,413.0 million in 2025 and is ...

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Most of them are derived from fossil-fuel materials such as polyester and nylon. In 2020, the company set out its impact agenda including a goal to use 75% preferred materials (defined as ...

A study published in the Genomic Press earlier this month states how plastic water bottles are the “biggest source [for microplastics] by far.” Therefore, should one make the switch from ...

Canadians throw away over 3 million tonnes of plastic waste every year. Plastic waste and marine litter burdens our economy and threatens the health of the environment including wildlife, rivers, ...