A 3-minute look at PLA/PBAT/PHA: which material is best for you?
The Three Difficulties in Selecting Biodegradable Materials In today’s environmentally conscious world, 68% of consumers are willing to pay a 10-15% premium for truly biodegradable products (Nielsen Research 2024). But with all the “eco-friendly materials” on the market, what’s the difference between PLA, PBAT and PHA? Which one really suits your needs? Part I: A […]
Gene-Edited Bacteria Produce PHA: The Next Generation of Degradable Material Black Technology
Biological Solutions to the Plastic Crisis In 2024, global plastic pollution has reached a tipping point, and the limitations of traditional biodegradable materials such as PLA are becoming increasingly apparent. Against this backdrop, scientists have set their sights on the revolutionary technology of gene-editing bacteria to synthesize PHA. The latest report from the U.S. Department […]
Composting increases carbon emissions instead? A situation most people don’t know about?
Is the environmental myth of composting busted? In recent years, composting has been widely touted as the ultimate solution to “zero-waste living”. However, under the wrong conditions, composting can produce more greenhouse gases than landfills and even exacerbate climate change, according to the latest scientific research. In 2024, a UC Berkeley study found that: 30% […]
Why compostable plastics don’t decompose – 3 minutes to spot the ‘pseudo-degradable’ trap
he “eco-friendly plastic” you buy may be deceiving you In recent years, compostable plastic has been promoted as the “ultimate solution” to white pollution. However, many consumers are finding that the “biodegradable” bags or packaging they purchase do not decompose in the composting environment for months, and even leave microplastics behind. In 2024, the international […]
Top 10 disruptive biodegradable materials in 2025: PHA, nanocellulose may replace PLA?
Revolutionary Iterations of Biodegradable Materials As the global plastic ban escalates, the limitations of traditional PLA (Polylactic Acid) are becoming apparent – reliance on industrial composting, poor heat resistance, and high cost. 2024 has seen a number of alternatives emerge in the field of new materials with better performance and more complete degradation. Based on […]
Home Composting: 90% Less Waste with 3 Special Bags
Why is home composting so important? According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), food waste accounts for 24 percent of municipal solid waste, much of which ends up in landfills, producing large amounts of methane – a greenhouse gas 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Home composting not only reduces the amount of […]
eco-friendly food waste by 80% in 3 months with compostable bags？
In today’s increasingly environmentally conscious world, more and more households are looking for ways to reduce their carbon footprint. Food waste, as a major component of municipal solid waste, accounts for about 30-40% of total waste, which not only takes up a lot of landfill space, but also produces methane, a potent greenhouse gas. 1, […]
Cornstarch content of 50% still transparent?
In the field of environmentally friendly packaging materials, a major technological breakthrough is rewriting the rules of the industry – the newly developed starch-based film has achieved an astonishing 92% light transmittance, almost comparable to traditional PET plastic film, while maintaining 50% corn starch content. How was this seemingly impossible combination achieved? I. The core […]
Can PLA biodegradable film withstand exceeding 120°C?
The year 2024 brings great news to the materials science community – Corbion, the world’s leading bioplastics company, has successfully developed a fourth-generation PLA (polylactic acid) material that is heat-resistant up to 120 degrees Celsius, breaking through the technological bottleneck in high-temperature application scenarios for biodegradable films. This milestone progress enables PLA films to replace […]
How PBAT modification technology can solve marine pollution?
About 8 million tons of plastic waste flows into the ocean every year, and traditional polyethylene (PE) plastics take more than 400 years to decompose in the marine environment. This grim reality is being changed by an innovative technology – the birth of modified PBAT (polybutylene adipate/terephthalate) seawater degradable plastics. I. Breakthroughs in PBAT marine […]
