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Compostable algae-based TPU plastic study results
September 1st, 2024
TOP ROW: Electron microscopy showing degradation of cotton coated with bio-based TPU following two weeks of composting, compared with the control on the right. BOTTOM ROW: A bio-based phone case showed degradation after a year under home composting conditions, compared with the control on the right. Image: Algenesis Corporation Researchers from material science company Algenesis […]
Composting plastic quickly
July 1st, 2021
A modified plastic (left) breaks down after just three days in standard compost (right) and entirely after two weeks. Photo: Ting Xu/UC Berkeley. Most compostable plastics, made primarily of the polyester known as polylactic acid (PLA), end up in landfills and last about as long as any other plastic. But University of California, Berkeley, scientists […]