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New biodegradable materials could replace plastic bags

2015-10-02 17:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ScienceDaily: As England gets set to start paying for plastic bags, researchers at The Open University (OU) are making inroads into developing alternative biodegradable materials that could potentially replace fossil fuel derived polyethylene single-use carrier bags in the future. A team at the OU's Integrated Waste Systems (IWS) research group is working on an ambitious partnership worth around 250,000 with a UK SME, and funded by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to develop a new type...

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