all the whole bags besides the compostable bag were able to carry nearly 5 pounds worth of groceries. So biodegradable? I don’t think so. The study wasn’t able to clarify how much the bags ...

Plastic bags that are marketed as "biodegradable" and "compostable" are still capable of carrying a full load of shopping three years after they have been discarded, research has revealed.

a new study has found that biodegradable bags may not actually degrade all that quickly in the environment. Some, in fact, were still able to carry nearly five pounds of groceries after being ...

A Bangladeshi scientist who has invented a low-cost biodegradable carry bag seeks investments to manufacture and popularize the bag to replace polythene in daily use and the packaging industry.

Plastic bags are back at Don Don Donki, seven months after the Japanese supermarket chain stopped offering them for a fee.

State govt allows plant-based compostable carry bags to replace single-use plastic, emphasizing citizens' acceptance for environmental protection. The state govt, in 2016, ordered the ban on ...

They're often marketed as a more environmentally-friendly alternative to traditional plastic bags. But a new study might make you rethink reaching for those biodegradable bags. Experts from ...