If you’ve ever taken a coast-to-coast car trip across the United States, the one thing that’s sure to impress you is the mind-bogglingly immense amount of corn that we grow here. If you take the ...

Bioresin manufacturer NatureWorks LLC says the Taiwan government's plan to mandate recycling for bottles and containers made from polylactic acid is a directive that could help drive the recycling of ...

Larry West is an award-winning environmental journalist and writer. He won the Edward J. Meeman Award for Environmental Reporting. Polylactic acid (PLA), a plastic substitute made from fermented plant ...