Biodegradable paper plates 01:54 Chinet and Hefty Basic paper plates claim they are biodegradable and promise to breakdown quickly in a compost pile. Consumer Reports tested and compared them to ...

Kochi: The state government’s ban on single-use paper products with plastic coating had come as a blow to business units which manufacture such products. Now, biodegradable paper plates, cake and ...

The Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IIFPT) in Thanjavur has come up with an innovative idea to overcome the issue of disposing of coconut trees fallen in cyclone Gaja. It has developed ...

Some biodegradable tableware is made with wheat straw or bran, ingredients that may contain gluten. Researchers tested commercially available biodegradable items, reporting the initial results in ACS’ ...