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PlasticsToday published on October 18 an article extolling the recycling virtues of polyactic acid, better known as PLA (Sorting PLA from Municipal Solid Waste is Proven Easy Again). This is a quote ...

Consulting firm’s report lists lack of recycling infrastructure as one problematic aspect of polylactic acid bioresin. While products made from bioresins may carry recyclability or compostability ...

DuPont scientist Wallace Carothers is generally credited with synthesizing polylactic acid (PLA) in 1932 — admittedly, he is best known for his research that led to the development of nylon — but it ...

Although plant-based polylactic acid (PLA) bioplastic is acclaimed for its biodegradability, it can take quite a long time to degrade if the conditions aren't quite right. Bearing this fact in mind, ...

Biodegradable plastics have been hailed as an eco-friendly alternative to solve the global plastic pollution crisis. These are made from renewable resources like corn starch and sugar cane as compared ...

Plastic made from cane sugar also threatens the environment. Researchers from the University of Gothenburg have found that perch change their behaviour when exposed to so-called bioplastic.

LG Chem Ltd. and Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) have canceled plans to build lactic acid and polylactic acid (PLA) plants in Illinois. The collaboration between the South Korean chemical company and ADM ...

PULLMAN, Wash. — A method to convert a commonly thrown-away plastic to a resin used in 3D-printing could allow for making better use of plastic waste. A team of Washington State University researchers ...