NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Hemp advocates in Tennessee believe farmers in the state could benefit from pursuing selling their products to people who make hemp plastic. Hemp plastic substitutes out some ...

A study conducted by Western University researchers found that hemp bioplastics make suitable packaging material. The study showed that hemp is more biodegradable than polyethylene materials. Hemp bio ...

According to a new study published in Science Advances, fifty-six brands led by Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO), PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP), and Nestlé (SWX: NESN) are responsible for more than half of the plastic ...

As our planet grapples with the burdensome legacy of plastic, it appears we may have been looking in the wrong place for a solution. We turned to complex chemistry and elaborate technological ...

One would be hard-pressed to find an agricultural product more versatile or environmentally friendly than hemp. For centuries, this hearty and fibrous plant, which can grow in diverse climates and ...

STORRS, Conn. (WTNH) – A University of Connecticut professor is making polymers from hemp. He says it is a better alternative to plastic. Chemistry professor Greg Sotzing has developed a way to use an ...

Reducing plastic production should be one of the goals of all of us who inhabit the Earth. Two brothers from Nebraska, Andrew Bader and Steve Bader, are doing their part in saving the planet from ...

America was pretty late to the party, but the federals finally figured out (again) that hemp doesn’t get us high. By removing the plant from the Controlled Substances Act via an amendment to the 2018 ...

New research reported in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces examined the potential to use hemp as a bioplastic. Hemp could potentially provide sustainable, economic manufacturing material for ...

A hemp producer based in Dayton, Ohio has a new customer for its crop after the firm signed a deal with a processor in nearby Michigan to provide raw material for hemp-based bioplastics. Under its new ...

The other farmer eventually sold when an out of state hemp corporation came knocking, offering three times the value of the land. He was retirement age and sold the land. The corporation came in and ...

You may remember Sisyphus from Greek mythology. He was the founder and king of Ephrya, and was a tyrannical leader, both devious and deadly, who often slaughtered visitors to his kingdom just to show ...