New recycling method turns discarded plastic bags into industrial-strength adhesives
The method requires neither expensive catalysts nor high processing temperatures, making it...
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The Climate Change Culprits Not Addressed by Global Policy
A new paper suggests that 15 percent of global warming comes from overlooked pollutants. ...
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10 ways companies can support the Circular Economy
In today’s environmentally conscious world, businesses are increasingly looking for ways to...
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Can the plastic recycling industry be saved?
Getty Images There’s no shortage of plastic to recycle In the plastic...
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New plant-based plastic decomposes in seawater without forming microplastics
Japanese researchers used salt-sensitive chemistry to rethink how plastics should degrade at sea....
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Plastic waste to be turned into sustainable jet fuel as Chinese pyrolysis tech scales up
A new industrial system will convert waste plastic into feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel. A...
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5000 Years of plastic, 5 seconds of use.
Plastic Thirteen is known to be an unlucky number, but will SDG goal 13: climate action, be...
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Engineered algae may help solve the microplastics problem
Scientists have tested many ways to remove microplastics from water, but most come with...
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Microplastics absorb heat in the atmosphere and contribute to global warming — as if they weren’t bad enough
Climate scientists have discovered that microplastics and nanoplastics are helping to drive global...
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Scientists Make Breakthrough in Turning Plastic Trash Into Clean Fuel Using Sunlight
Plastics – rich in carbon and hydrogen – can be converted into a clean energy source, using...
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In a new book, an evolutionary biologist explains why blue didn’t ‘exist’ a few centuries ago
An excerpt from ‘Extraordinary: Stories of Science from Everyday Life’, by Aparna Agarwal.(Blue)...
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Microplastics are raining down and building up in forests worldwide
Tiny plastic particles have turned up almost everywhere scientists look. They have been...
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