When John Wesley Hyatt invented the original synthetic polymer (plastic) in 1869, it was considered an earth-shattering accomplishment. For the first time ever, a manufactured product was not plagued ...

Scientist Luiz Henrique Mattoso and students Marcos Lorevice and Caio Otoni display edible plastic made from papayas. (Photo by Flavio Ubiali / Embrapa) BRASILIA, Brazil, January 14, 2015 (ENS) – ...

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Fact—the world is having a hard time managing the volume of waste that we generate. In fact, specific to plastic trash alone, a report estimates that the number of fish in the Earth’s oceans will be ...

When the whiskey company Glenlivet announced its now infamous edible whiskey capsules, swiftly dubbed “Whiskey Tide Pods,” it was mercilessly mocked on late-night talk shows and Twitter. Not all of ...

Scientists are increasingly looking at developing ways to replace plastic, particularly in single-use, high volume, disposable applications. Food packaging is one of these areas. Can edible food ...

You've probably seen the stories or video about “edible” six-pack rings being used by a brewery in Delray Beach, Fla. They've garnered tons of positive headlines. Imagine sea turtles happily munching ...

Tired of passing rock-hard nodules of compressed petroleum by-products? Try noshing on edible plastic instead. Plantic, a plant-based plastic, tastes like state bread yet is wonderful with some fava ...

Given the well-known detrimental effect of water bottles on the environment, some states have proposed banning plastic water bottles altogether. With 38 billion bottles annually decomposing after not ...

In the U.S., convenience food is king. A 2015 analysis showed that packaged, processed foods make up more than 60% of the foods we buy at the grocery store. Beyond nutrition and food waste, there is ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON, D.C. (WHNT) — A “limited ...

One hundred and fifty years ago, if you drank a mint julep with a straw, it was an actual straw, made of ryegrass. Then came the paper straw–to solve the problem that ryegrass tended to become mushy ...