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Химики из Китая применили пористый цеолит в качестве катализатора деполимеризации полиэтилена высокой плотности. Они научились по…
Химики из Китая применили пористый цеолит в качестве катализатора деполимеризации полиэтилена высокой плотности. Они научились по…
(Beyond Pesticides, March 22, 2024) With long-running efforts to keep organic land management in the forefront of public health…
With demand for fossil fuels expected to decline as the world shifts toward electric vehicles and renewable energy, Big Oil is…
Data is Beautiful – Only 1% of all plastics have ever been recycled and put back into use. Most have been dumped (~60%) or…
This could be bad for heart health.
Recently released information has shown that the United States plastic exports to Mexico doubled between 2019 and 2021. The…
Since attorney and activist Tiza Mafira cofounded PlasticDiet Indonesia in 2013, the group has helped more than 100 local…
A műanyag vagy a papír szívószállal ártunk kevésbé a bolygónak? Augusztus végén megjelent egy friss tanulmány, amely szerint…
Information is Beautiful: Why plastic recycling does not work. Sources: Geyer at al, “Production, use, and fate of all…
by Michaela Barnett, University of Virginia; Leidy Klotz, University of Virginia; Patrick I. Hancock, University of Virginia…
We've got this backwards.
Without the right infrastructure, these products are merely ending up in landfills, often failing to decompose for over a…
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This story was originally published by the Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The plastics…
These bacteria and fungi can break down certain plastics at cool temperatures, saving money and energy compared to some current…
Get a load of this.
ABC News Australia recently reported that scientists from the University of Sydney have discovered that two types of fungi—Asperg…
We need more solutions like this.
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. High-income…
High-income countries have long sent their waste abroad to be thrown away or recycled — and an independent team of experts says…
Some 11 billion pounds of plastic particles are blanketing the surface alone. But a new study points to hope—if countries act…
Plastic debris from the seafloor show no sign of breaking down.
На микроволокнах в водах Средиземного моря нашли почти 200 видов бактерий
This week in Uruguay, scientists, environmentalists, and government representatives—and, of course, lobbyists—are gathering to…
An agreement can’t magically end the catastrophe of plastic pollution. But it could be a step in the right direction.
Plastic is found in everything from food packaging to toys to grocery bags, and its use increases every year. Since 2017, 8…
Hilal Ezgi Toraman, Virginia S. and Philip L. Walker Jr. Faculty Fellow in the John and Willie Leone Family Department of…
Plastics recycling in the U.S. is a mess. “Recyclable” plastic is overwhelmingly burned, landfilled, or ends up polluting the…
Read the full story at NPR. I didn’t see the thin plastic thread running between one leaf on my pineapple and its tag when I…
This story is part of a collaboration between DeSmog, the Investigative Reporting Workshop, and Public Health Watch. The…
The flares started last December, an event Errol Summerlin, a former legal-aid lawyer, and his neighbors had been bracing for…
Think about the last time you went to the grocery store. Maybe you bought a gallon of milk, a carton of strawberries, a box of…
When you hear the term “plastic pollution,” what do you think of? If you’re like me, you might picture a pile of garbage on a…
We need all the help we can get.
"The possibilities are endless."
Enlarge (credit: Yagi Studio | Getty Images) Since the first factories began manufacturing polyester from petroleum in…
124. feladványunkban azon méláztunk el, hogy mit lehetne kezdeni a Földön lévő műanyagszeméttel, vagy talán célszerűbb úgy…
Un mundo sin plásticos parece inimaginable en la actualidad, a pesar de que, como se menciona a menudo, su producción y uso a…
Every week, carefully sorted piles of plastic waste adorn curbsides across the country, waiting for pickup. It once went…
This story was originally published by Undark Magazine and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. …
Nanoplastics that originated in London, Paris, and Munich were found high up in the remote Austrian Alps. By some estimates…
Fast Company: “By some estimates, people have discarded 4,900 million tonnes of plastic have into the environment. Once in…
The company is so big it's having an important impact on the global environment.
Plastic permeates the oceans, clutters landfills, and threatens to create a “near-permanent contamination of the natural…
Microplásticos estão no ar que respiramos e afetam o clima Os microplásticos são encontrados nos lugares mais remotos da…
Con cada nueva evidencia sobre los impactos del plástico la industria pone a funcionar su maquinaria de desinformación. La última…
Buying a gadget made from recycled plastic instead of brand new materials may sound like an eco-friendly investment, but it…
New Zealand is proposing to regulate single-use plastic packaging and to ban various hard-to-recycle plastics and single-use…
Enlarge / Discarded plastic bottles made of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) are bundled at a recycling center. (credit: Brent…
From reused fishing gear to PPE, innovative waste-to-product designs suggest that a fully circular plastic economy, where…
Following the release of new data on the quantity of New Zealand’s plastic waste exports to many developing nations, Greenpeace…
Issue Post August 2…
This is post 2 of our series of 3 posts supporting outreach activities to understand the role of bioplastics and molecular…
Plastic waste is a huge problem in the world. Because of its durability, plastic waste accumulated in landfills and oceans…
Немецким ученым удалось переработать синтетику, используя ионные жидкости
The International Atomic Energy Agency has created a new program, NUclear TEChnology for Controlling Plastic Pollution (NUTEC…
They are the kind of stats that chill us to the bone, then make us white-hot angry. We use 500 million plastic straws every day.
Самый популярный пластик в мире смогли превратить в топливо с высоким выходом за один час
A group of shareholders has asked Amazon to disclose how much of its plastic packaging ends up in the environment. The retail…
Water and heat activate plastic-munching enzymes that reduce the material to harmless chemical building blocks
COVID-19 has worsened our reliance on single-use plastic. Businesses need a playbook to innovate at scale so consumers can…
We've really trashed the place.
Two academics from Bath University explain how chemical recycling can provide a more sustainable alternative to the mechanical…
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This article, by Joshua M. Pearce of Michigan Technological University, has been republished from The Conversation under a…
It was already a big problem before the Covid-19 pandemic, but plastic waste is now turning into an even larger issue – and…
Jenni Downes, Monash University; Kim Borg, Monash University, and Nick Florin, University of Technology…
Plastic has a role in almost every part of our lives. The cheap, hardy and versatile structure of plastic has made it the go-to…
Read the full story at Wast360. “Is recycling broken?” It’s a question I am frequently asked. The answer is that recycling is…
A review of 40 years of research suggests that fish around the world are ingesting plastic in increasing volumes - but the…
It's not just a problem in the ocean, they are everywhere
by Joshua M. Pearce (Michigan Technological University) People will recycle if they can make money doing so. In places where…
Plastic. This simple yet ingenious material literally changed our lives. Have a look around you, and you’ll notice that most…
It's time to promote zero waste alternatives to landfilling and incineration for individuals and businesses
Most of the packaging isn't recycled and ends up in the ocean.
Zsinórban harmadik éve bizonyul a Föld legnagyobb műanyagszennyezőjének három óriáscég, nevezetesen a Coca-Cola, a PepsiCo és a…
A pandémiát megelőzően számos kormány tiltotta be az egyszer használatos műanyag termékeket, beleértve a nejlonzacskókat, hogy…
by Susannah Scott (University of California Santa Barbara) If you thought those flimsy disposable plastic grocery bags…
Polyethylene is one of the world’s most useful and used plastic types and a new process uses hydrogen to cut the bonds that…
Bales of plastic waste destined for recycling. Koron/Getty…
The pandemic is forcing companies to choose whether to focus on long-term sustainability over short-term profits. Which path is…
Finally the message may be getting through. The recycling fairy alone won’t save us from the plastics crisis. We must confront…
By Sharon Kelly, an attorney and freelance writer based in Philadelphia. She has reported for The New York Times, The Guardian…
Read time: 11 minsOff Africa’s eastern coast, north of Madagascar, lies Aldabra Atoll, a cluster of coral islands that surround…
Bacterialworld - A blog about bacteria: from scientific studies to vivid stories about the fascinating bacterial…
For the second year in a row, the Legislature failed to pass a bill aimed at cutting the growing amount of plastic waste in the…
You may not be a fan of paper straws. And honestly, we don't blame you. They're almost universally ill-equipped to handle their…
Новое исследование указывает на недооценнный масштаб микропластикового загрязнения
Students from Imperial have used AI-powered cameras to identify recyclable objects, enabling them to be automatically sorted at…
The world produces more and more single-use plastic every year. Here's how you can cut back.
Amid an escalating plastic pollution crisis that threatens “near permanent contamination of the natural environment,” the…
Plastic pollution cannot be solved by individuals – it demands wide and systemic change. It's time for a global treaty to…
In the wake of COVID-19 Scott L. Montgomery sketches the outlines of the world's plastic problem, providing some of its key…
New research finds America’s western national parks and wilderness areas receive more than 1,000 tons of plastic rain every year
Plastic waste is a growing environmental concern. About 60 million tonnes of plastics are produced in Europe every year while…
How to Reduce Plastic and Other Ocean Pollution Simultaneously Comments|Add Comment|PrintUp to 13 million metric tons of…
Read the full story in Harvard Business Review. Since its invention and widespread introduction into the economy some 70 years…
Rick Wittenmyer shops for groceries at the West Side Market, Friday, April 10, 2020, in Cleveland. There were fewer shoppers…
In September 2019, more than 72,000 people gathered at beaches, streets, offices and parks in 51 countries around the world. At…