How do the varied, fast-evolving biobased polymers infiltrating the market degrade in different real-world settings? And what do stakeholders watching the biopolymers space care most about? These are among a mountain of questions answered in a recent 5 Gyres report.
The Putnam Museum and Science Center (1717 W. 12th St., Davenport) will be unveiling a brand-new discovery at their 2024 fundraising gala, Mysteries of the Museum, on Saturday, Feb. 24. The mystery object, originally from Asia, was acquired by former Davenport mayor Charles Ficke in the early 1900s and has been hiding in plain sight […]
A study by research institute 5 Gyres found bioplastic straws intact after a year underground, raising concerns about so-called biodegradable products.