There is more than one functional alternative to traditional plastic bags.

This new packaging prototype looks like conventional plastic, but it’s actually made from fish waste and algae—and unlike plastic, if it escapes into the ocean, a fish could likely eat it safely. The ...

A 23-year-old British woman has developed a biodegradeable plastic alternative made primarily from fish waste that she says could one day replace the plastic used in everyday applications. That could ...

Single-use plastics are a growing problem for our planet, but they have also become a mainstay for people around the world. How can we replace the plastic bags, wrappers and more that plague us? One ...