Scientists have formulated a bio-based foam that will not harm marine ecosystems like its Styrofoam predecessor.

WHOI researchers discovered that foamed CDA, a bioplastic, degrades 15 times faster in seawater, making it the fastest degrading plastic in marine environments.

Researchers have spent the last few years trying to find which type of plastic biodegrades the fastest in a marine environment as millions of tons of plastics find their way into our oceans every year.