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A team of Australian scientists from the Curtin University is currently testing a new method to safely dissolve microplastics in water, shaped in tiny ...
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The World Health Organization (WHO) today calls for a further assessment of microplastics in the environment and their potential impacts on human health, ...
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Tiny pieces of plastic have been found in ice cores drilled in the Arctic by a US-led team of scientists, reports Arab News, among others. This finding ...
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Many companies and brands have made significant, public commitments regarding sustainability. Now, for the first time ever, plastic that is at risk of ...
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Dasani debuts HybridBottle™, the brand’s first package made partly from plants and recycled material, announces the evolution of PureFill package-less ...
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UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center is finding microplastics in one of the world’s clearest lakes: The University Staff Researcher is studying how ...
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Is there plastic in your drinking water? The University of Toronto’s Bob Andrews and Chelsea Rochman say there is – but, unfortunately, they don’t have much ...
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A new study shows that microplastic particles are not only common from the surface to the seafloor, but they’re also being eaten by animals and incorporated ...
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About 20% of people who use contact lenses flush them down the toilet or sink. But when those contact lenses interact with wastewater treatment plants, they ...
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This week, Nestlé has announced the launch of its YES! snack bars in a new recyclable paper wrapper. This move makes a breakthrough innovation - for the ...
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The Plastic Soup Foundation has been at the center of efforts to stop the plastic pollution of our oceans. Efforts to remove macro-plastic waste have begun ...
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Congrats to Melati and Isabel Wijsen, the two sisters responsible for the Bye-Bye Plastic Bags campaign in Bali! "Bali becomes the first Indonesian province ...
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The bacterium has been developed by two students, Jeanny Yao and Miranda Wang. The duo has been working on bacterium since their school years , they have ...
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The Guardian is posting a series of articles revealing what happen to our plastic waste.. What happens to your plastic after you drop it in a recycling bin? ...
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BBC puts a spotlight on Seiche Water Technology Group , a company that provides monitoring and measurement solutions for the marine and utilities industries ...
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Since the mass production of plastics began in the 1940s, the versatile polymers have spread rapidly across the globe. Researchers estimate the amount of ...
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Plastic: The Scourge of Cities Becomes a Resource Plastic represents one of the biggest waste challenges for cities in the future. The Wall Street Journal ...
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To draw attention to our troubling relationship with plastic, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has launched a new project–a live stream built to last 450 years. ...
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The Malaysian Environment Ministry has announced it will ship 450 metric tonnes of illegally imported and contaminated plastic waste back to countries of ...
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Sea birds dying in agony with a belly full of plastic garbage; plastic accumulations as big as islands: Virtually everyone has seen pictures like these today. ...
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