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A Plastic Pollution Solution Hiding in Plain Sight (Video)

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A Plastic Pollution Solution Hiding in Plain Sight (Video)

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Every minute, 1 million plastic bottles are bought all over the world many of which end up in the environment. Could this simple solution close the loop and ...

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This Project Explain Occurrence and Fate of Microplastic in the Marine Environment

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This Project Explain Occurrence and Fate of Microplastic in the Marine Environment

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To date, little is known about what happens to microplastic in the sea. The MICRO-FATE project that is now starting under the leadership of the Helmholtz ...

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Level of Plastic Waste in Oceans is Alarming: Here's What's the World Bank Doing About It

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Level of Plastic Waste in Oceans is Alarming: Here's What's the World Bank Doing About It

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back in April, the World Bank launched a Sustainable Development Bond to draw attention to the challenge of plastic waste pollution in oceans. This bond is ...

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Another Take on Bioplastics: Are Biodegradables Even More Dangerous than Fossil-fuel Materials?

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Another Take on Bioplastics: Are Biodegradables Even More Dangerous than Fossil-fuel Materials?

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According to recycling expert Arthur Huang, bioplastics could potentially be worse for the environment than commonly-used plastics. Huang is a renowned ...

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Piling Up: How China’s Ban on Importing Waste Has Stalled Global Recycling

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Piling Up: How China’s Ban on Importing Waste Has Stalled Global Recycling

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Yale University published an important piece on China’s decision to no longer ban the world’s recycled waste being dumped on its ground and what does this ...

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Veolia Joins Forces with the Largest Food Company in the World to Fight Plastic Pollution

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Veolia Joins Forces with the Largest Food Company in the World to Fight Plastic Pollution

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Nestlé and Veolia announced the signature of a partnership covering plastic waste collection, sorting and recycling, focusing in particular on flexible ...

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Dead Whale Found with 40 Kilograms of Plastic Bags in its Stomach

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Dead Whale Found with 40 Kilograms of Plastic Bags in its Stomach

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A young whale whose carcass washed up in the Philippines died of "dehydration and starvation" after consuming 40 kilograms (88 pounds) of plastic bags, ...

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Wastepreneurs: Beating Plastic Pollution While Creating Jobs in South Africa

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Wastepreneurs: Beating Plastic Pollution While Creating Jobs in South Africa

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Supporting the ‘Wastepreneurs’, program and generating awareness around the collection and exchange of recyclable waste. Dow is helping to create jobs and ...

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PE, PP and PS among The Most Abundant Type of Microplastics in Mediterranean Coastal Waters

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PE, PP and PS among The Most Abundant Type of Microplastics in Mediterranean Coastal Waters

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Polyethylene, polypropylene and polystyrene are the most abundant microplastics in the Mediterranean coastal waters, according to a new study published by the ...

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Nanocoating Technology Harnesses Sunlight to Degrade Microplastics

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Nanocoating Technology Harnesses Sunlight to Degrade Microplastics

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L ow density polyethylene film (LDPE) microplastic fragments, successfully degraded in water using visible-light-excited heterogeneous ZnO photocatalysts. The ...

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This Startup Developed a Biodegradable Bottle Which Melts Away If It Ends Up In The Ocean

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This Startup Developed a Biodegradable Bottle Which Melts Away If It Ends Up In The Ocean

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Cove is the first bottle of water made entirely of biodegradable material. The material, PHA, will break down into CO₂, water, and organic waste; this will ...

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NUS Marine Scientists Find Toxic Bacteria on Microplastics Retrieved from Tropical Waters

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NUS Marine Scientists Find Toxic Bacteria on Microplastics Retrieved from Tropical Waters

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When these tiny pieces of plastics are ingested by marine organisms, they may accumulate and be transferred up the food chain.   NUS doctoral student Emily ...

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Scientists Discover a Better Way to Make Plastics out of Sulfur

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Scientists Discover a Better Way to Make Plastics out of Sulfur

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Scientists at the University of Liverpool have discovered a new process to make polymers out of sulfur which could provide a way of making plastic that is ...

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