# Scientists create natural plastics for everyday packaging

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/scientists-create-natural-plastics-for-everyday-packaging/
- Published: 2025-10-06T09:45:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Photo caption: Edward Attenborough and Dr Leonie van ’t Hag are creating smarter bioplastics for packaging and medical films to cut down single-use waste. Photo credit: Monash University. News release by Monash University. Monash.edu – October 3, 2025. Research article: Springer Nature: BMC. Researchers have transformed food waste sugars into natural plastic films that could one day replace petroleum-based packaging, offering compostable alternatives to commonly used plastics for food and agricultural films like silage wrap. […] Click here to view original web page at www.monash.edu Curated by John Wysocki See Full Bio