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Researchers found that by 2015 humans had generated 8.3 billion tonnes of the material, 6.3 billion tonnes of which had already become waste A front-loader ...
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Plastic Gets a Do-Over: Breakthrough Discovery Recycles Plastic From the Inside Out Left to right: Peter Christensen, Kathryn Loeffler, and Brett Helms. ...
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Under a black light, fluorescent green microplastics are seen in the water during a small demonstration experiment. In the 2018 experiment described in the ...
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A new study undertaken by French researchers shows that 100% of the water samples taken from 9 European rivers contained microplastics. The study, carried ...
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A new study about microplastic particles ingestion by manta rays and whale sharks in Indonesia waters led by Elitza Germanov and her team. In Indonesian ...
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Aldi plans to replace 12.5 million single-use plastic bags each year with compostable options From January 2020, all loose fruit and vegetable single-use ...
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Australian scientists have developed a technology they say could make all plastic recyclable, as the country grapples with how to deal with its waste crisis. ...
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Norwegian Cruise Line CEO on partnering with Jaden Smith-founded water company: ‘We’re taking the issue of the environment seriously’ Norwegian Cruise Line ...
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San Miguel taps Philippine Bioresins for biodegradable plastic packaging San Miguel Corp. has tapped Philippine Bioresins Corp. for the conglomerate’s ...
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Tiny bits of plastic waste have found their way to the farthest corners of the planet — from the deepest ocean trenches to the Arctic Circle. But, pervasive ...
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For those of you who missed the Plastic Health Summit which was held in Amsterdam by Plastic Soup Foundation a few days ago, there is a playlist with all the ...
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Ocean Wise releases the most comprehensive study to date on the role of laundry in microfiber pollution. The study estimates that 878 tonnes of plastic ...
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Thousands of plastic drink bottles are washing up on a remote, uninhabited island in the South Atlantic, and researchers say they're evidence of illegal ...
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Plastic is an incredible substance for the economy -- and the worst substance possible for the environment, says entrepreneur Andrew Forrest. In a ...
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Marketplace journalists go undercover overseas and pose as recycling brokers to expose the lucrative plastic recycling business. We reveal that Malaysian ...
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Five new JPI Oceans projects will embark conducting research on sources of microplastics and looking into analytical methods for identifying smaller micro- ...
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The world is choking in plastic pollution. Between five to 13 million metric tons of plastic is ditched into the oceans each year and this staggering total ...
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Material light and resistant as plastic, fully biodegradable but made of rubbish. Researchers from the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy ...
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A new study from the University of South Florida St. Petersburg and Eckerd College estimates the waters of Tampa Bay contain four billion particles of ...
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Scientists are looking at new ways to test how plastics degrade in water, which could be used to trial plastic alternatives. The Mac2Mic project is ...
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