Company creates plastic from sugar to help solve microplastics problem

At a Massachusetts lab, pebble-sized pellets are transformed into forks and films that wonβt leave microplastics in the environment.


At a Massachusetts lab, pebble-sized pellets are transformed into forks and films that wonβt leave microplastics in the environment.




One year after negotiations for a global plastics treaty collapsed in Geneva, a new document has been released to revive the process.


Researchers find microplastics can persist in compost, leaching into agricultural soils.
