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Autumn leaves transformed into biodegradable mulch film can curb farm plastic pollution
- April 30, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Fallen leaves, which are discarded every year, have been transformed into a resource that can replace waste plastics, a major nuisance in rural areas. A research team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed biodegradable agricultural vinyl made from fallen leaves, presenting a new way to solve the problem of conventional plastic vinyl, which is a cause of soil pollution. The study is published in the journal Green Chemistry.
Originally published at Phys.org