Alternatives to petrochemical-based plastics are emerging, made from everything from banana leaves to tomato skins, especially for food packaging. But questions remain about how biodegradable and ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - PepsiCo won the dismissal of New York's lawsuit accusing the beverage and snack-food company of polluting the environment with single-use plastic packaging, as the judge ...

United States — A New York Supreme Court justice has thrown out an environmental pollution lawsuit against PepsiCo, in a blow to authorities in the US state who wanted the beverage giant to rein in ...

these biosourced plastics account for less than one percent of global plastic production. But labs around the world are coming up with more and more new plastics derived from tomato skins or banana ...

One is backed by the chemical industry, the other by environmental advocates, and either could dramatically reshape U.S. plastic policy. That’s if a new Congress could somehow shake its ...