Frito-Lay made a marketing blunder last year when it unveiled biodegradable SunChips bags that were louder than a screeching subway when rustled. The move triggered widespread irritation/heckling ...

You probably think about what and how much you throw away – but do you ever stop to think about what you throw it into? If you’re using a garbage bag made of cheap plastics, you might be unknowingly ...

The governments decision to delay an exemption for biodegradable carrier bags from the levy to be introduced in England has been criticised by oxo-biodegradable bag makers but welcomed by UK ...

'Eco-plastic bags' are about to get greener with a new process that replaces petrol derivatives with sunflower oil. The new material will make its entry just as vegetable-derived plastic market is set ...

The city of Paris has banned traditional plastic retail bags from its supermarkets in favor of compostable and bio-based bags. In a Dec. 16 statement, the Paris mayor's office said the decision was a ...

It's estimated one million plastic bags are used every minute around the world. Some take hundreds of years to biodegrade and harm wildlifeCould "bio-bags" save our ...

Preparation for desludging of the Taumarunui (Hikumutu) Wastewater Treatment Plant is well underway with work on a lined pit for holding three large bio-bags to contain the settling pond sludge almost ...