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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
A bill intended to reduce the volume of microplastics dumped into the ocean was approved by Japan's parliament, but it included no sanctions for failure to ...
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Members of the public are more likely to blame the global marine litter crisis on retailers, industry and government, according to new research led by the ...
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Minor modifications yield significant improvement in enzyme’s ability to break down PET. By Mary L. Martialay PET Plastics, Source: Rensselaer Polytechnic ...
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The European Parliament has told its lawmakers and staff to set an example for EU citizens by no longer drinking water from plastic bottles by next year. The ...
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Water samples from UK rivers contained significantly higher concentrations of microplastics downstream from wastewater treatment plants, according to one of ...
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If you want to learn more on the 6th International Marine Debris Conference activities that took place from March 12th to March 16th in San Diego, the ...
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The world must unite to “beat plastic pollution” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message for World Environment Day, noting that ...
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Plastic nanoparticles - these are tiny pieces of plastic less than 1 micrometre in size - could potentially contaminate food chains, and ultimately affect ...
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Dear Water Guardian Experts members, For those of you that can be a little bit lost in this Water Guardian Experts platform please have a look to the up-dated ...
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Europe is proposing a ban on single-use plastic items such as cutlery, straws and cotton buds in a bid to clean up the oceans. The European Commission wants ...
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Two University of Guelph research collaborations for turning waste into new products and technologies will receive more than $6 million from the Ontario ...
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Europe’s bottled water industry has announced two major commitments that will strengthen its effort on reducing plastic waste. Members of the European ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
From packing peanuts to disposable coffee cups, each year the US alone produces some two billion pounds of Styrofoam -- none of which can be recycled. ...
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A new global hub will bring together scientific and technical expertise to share latest thinking on sustainable alternatives to plastic and stopping plastic ...
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Milk-based edible food packaging could help reduce the pervasiveness of single-use plastic, a major cause of environmental pollution adversely affecting ...
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Volvo Ocean Race Science Programme finds highest levels in South China Sea during Leg 6 from Hong Kong to Auckland © Pedro Martinez/Volvo Ocean Race The ...
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By Brynna Strand and Charlie Ann Kerr Two million single-use plastic bags per minute are distributed at store checkout counters across the globe. Devastating ...
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Dr Emily Flashman explains how plastic-eating bacteria actually work! Read full article: The Conversation
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A team at Kyoto University have, by rummaging around in piles of waste, found a plastic munching microbe. After five years of searching through 250 samples, ...
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