A new type of transparent paperboard may be the answer to one of the ocean’s biggest problems—plastic pollution from packaging. In today’s episode, we dive into a breakthrough by JAMSTEC and Japanese companies: a transparent, biodegradable material that could replace plastic cups and containers in the future.

Fully-circular shapeable transparent paperboard with closed-loop recyclability and marine biodegradability across shallow to deep sea.

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ads2426

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