(Nanowerk News) For many years, Thomas Geiger has been conducting research in the field of cellulose fibrils – fine fibers that can be produced from wood pulp or agricultural waste, for example.

As governments and businesses continue to move away from single-use plastics, compostable food packaging is becoming a ...

At the urging of the plastics industry, the USDA is considering allowing materials such as bioplastic cups, coffee pods and compostable plastic bags into the organic compost waste stream. Farmers and ...

It takes time to make compost. Organic matter requires about two to three months to break down in hot compost piles, and up to a year or more in cold composting systems. But if you add a compost ...

Composting is one of the most effective ways to manage livestock manure and convert the waste into a valuable soil amendment. With fertiliser prices soaring almost every month, making own compost ...

The study concludes that compostable coffee capsules are the most sustainable option when considering both greenhouse emissions and material circularity PLYMOUTH, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new study ...

Following the presentation “New applications in the woodplastics composites sector: the French example” by the author at the Biocomposites Forum of the JEC Composites Show 2007, new developments, ...

Compostable furniture might sound strange at first, but the idea isn’t as far out of reach as you might think when considering the latest advancements in sustainable design. While digesting the ...