Scientists Create Durable Biodegradable Bamboo Plastic That’s Stronger Than Petroleum-Based Materials | Happy Eco News
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Chinese researchers created biodegradable bamboo plastic with 110 MPa tensile strength that decomposes in soil within 50 days. Published in Nature Communications (October 2025), the material outperforms petroleum-based plastics in terms of strength and stability, while maintaining 90% of its original strength after recycling. This makes it a renewable and recyclable alternative for industrial use.
  • MotoAsh@piefed.socialBannedEnglish
    7·
    2 months ago

    The thing is, there are tons of single use (ugh) plastic still in the world and many other similar highly vulnerable and replacable products that would benefit greatly from being made biodegradable even if they could magically rot on the shelf. Like food already does.

    • lurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      4·
      2 months ago

      yeah, i think a lot more things should be packed in waxed paper or tinfoil, like back in the day. nowadays it’s hard to get even toothpaste in foil tubes like we used to in the 80s/90s.