Degradable plastic polymer breaks down in sunlight and air Posted on July 9, 2021 by Amy McDermott Most plastic persists in the environment. A recently developed polymer degrades in a week and doesn’t leave microplastics behind. Image credit: Shutterstock/Larina Marina Plastic trash chokes shorelines and oceans, in part because plastic polymers do not easily decompose. But a new kind … Continue reading At last! Environment friendly plastic polymer breaks down in sunlight and air →