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·
      1 month 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·
        1 month 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.

    • rikviergever@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      61·
      1 month ago

      well read the article: this one is entirely not biodegradable until you put it in the ground. It sounds like the perfect mix they say it will be suitable for cars etc

      • MotoAsh@piefed.socialBannedEnglish
        2·
        1 month ago

        Just to play person with two eyes… They also said all this same stuff about polylactic acid.