A study conducted by Western University researchers found that hemp bioplastics make suitable packaging material. The study showed that hemp is more biodegradable than polyethylene materials. Hemp bio ...

A new study has demonstrated that hemp-based plastic packaging could revolutionize how people use and dispose of plastic. Researchers said in the study that a hemp-based material can withstand boiling ...

Welcome back to Current Climate. Concerns over the health and environmental harms of petroleum-based plastic, particularly over its use in packaging for food, beverages and consumer products, keep ...

Many ubiquitous plastics we use for everything from water bottles to food packaging to substrates for flexible electronics are made from petroleum-based materials such as polyethylene terephthalate ...

According to a new study published in Science Advances, fifty-six brands led by Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO), PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP), and Nestlé (SWX: NESN) are responsible for more than half of the plastic ...

New research reported in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces examined the potential to use hemp as a bioplastic. Hemp could potentially provide sustainable, economic manufacturing material for ...

As our planet grapples with the burdensome legacy of plastic, it appears we may have been looking in the wrong place for a solution. We turned to complex chemistry and elaborate technological ...

Plastic is cheap and light, and conceivably recyclable, which makes it an easy choice for packaging when it comes to food and cosmetics. But it's also potentially toxic and biologically harmful, ...

Global packaging is undergoing rapid transformation as new EU regulations, expanding plastic taxes, and innovative materials like hemp-based thermoplastics push companies toward recyclable, low-impact ...

It sounds like a perfect opportunity for collaboration with some hot topics in business, combining a booming business for legal marijuana packaging, recently legalized hemp farming in the U.S. and ...

“I envision a future where the Fords, the GMs, the Stellantis’ of the world take plastics out of their automobiles and infuse them with industrial hemp to replace those plastics, thus reducing their ...