A study by the Autonomous University of Barcelona reveals that commercial tea bags made from polymer-based materials release ...

Regular ScienceAlert readers will likely know how pervasive microplastics are – getting into human tissue, ancient rock, and ...

Polymer tea bags release billions of plastic particles during brewing. They interact with intestinal cells, even entering the ...

Cellophane bags are a versatile and practical packaging option used in various industries, from retail and food to gifting ...

YOU might be hoping this year Santa will shimmy his way down the chimney with a luxury parcel for you. But if you are lucky ...

Tea bags are bleached paper or food-grade plastic bags that hold small tea leaf particles. This packaging is convenient and ...

Stora Enso is blending fresh and recycled fibres into its new Optima RF paper, which is intended to help retail and ...

An curved arrow pointing right. A California startup makes compostable replacements for thin-film plastic out of seaweed. The company sources raw materials from seaweed farms, which can provide ...

A version of this story appears in the August 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. Around tables strewn with Exacto knives, bowls, cutting boards, tape, funnels, and bags of hemp powder ...

Biodegradable bags Industrial plastic bags and vinyl bags Paper and plastic shopping bags Reusable bags and sacks Static shielding bags Typically, industrial plastic bags and sacks are made of ...

Lego will start replacing plastic packaging with paper bags from 2021 as the toy brick maker aims to become more sustainable. Lego said it had been prompted by letters from children asking it to ...

Fast food giant McDonald's has said all its packaging worldwide will come from sustainable sources by 2025. The restaurant chain will aim to get all items like bags, straws, wrappers and cups from ...