Hemp is a weed, so it grows prolifically with little water and no pesticides. It takes up relatively little space, produces more pulp per acre than trees, and is biodegradable.

Using a plant-based and biodegradable form of plastic is as much about improving the environment as it is making marketable products, including sunglasses, bowls, guitar picks and more.

Plastic is one of the most widely used materials, found in everything from packaging and textiles to cars and aircraft. But most plastics are made from petroleum, releasing harmful emissions during ...

Hemp plastic, a biodegradable polymer made from the lipids and cellulose found in cannabis plant seeds and stalks, offers an eco-friendly alternative to conventional plastics.

STORRS, Conn. (WTNH) – A University of Connecticut professor is making polymers from hemp. He says it is a better alternative to plastic. Chemistry professor Greg Sotzing has developed a way to ...

“There’s Styrofoam packaging, plastic surround wrap… and none of that is biodegradable or reusable…Some of it goes to India, China, Africa, and other countries, but we don’t know where ...

Reducing plastic production should be one of the goals of all of us who inhabit the Earth. Two brothers from Nebraska, Andrew Bader and Steve Bader, are doing their part in saving the planet from ...

Feb. 24 (UPI) -- From toothbrushes at luxury island resorts to 3D printing filament, products made from hemp-based plastics are popping up in consumer products since the crop was made legal in the ...

According to a new study published in Science Advances, fifty-six brands led by Coca-Cola KO, PepsiCo PEP, and Nestlé NESN are responsible for more than half of the plastic pollution found across ...

Lucky spectators at the 2022 Freret or Tucks parades could catch one of the rarest Carnival throws ever. At long last, biodegradable beads, containing plastic made from algae in an LSU laboratory ...