#bioplastics on Hacker News

3 stories tagged bioplastics, newest first.

Replacement of petroleum based products with plant-based materials (2025)(onlinelibrary.wiley.com)

89 points by thelastgallon 21 days ago | 44 comments

A 2025 Wiley journal article on replacing petroleum-based products with plant-based materials; the capture shows only a Cloudflare verification page.

375 points by westurner 1 year ago | 311 comments

South Dakota State University news article on research converting grapevine canes into a biodegradable plastic-like material.

420 points by anigbrowl 1 year ago | 268 comments

Japan News article on JAMSTEC-led researchers developing a biodegradable, low-carbon 'transparent paper' as an alternative to plastics.