Black flies exploded into the air as plastic waste fell from bamboo conveyor belts into skips on a solar-powered barge attempting to remove rubbish from the main river of Thailand's capital Bangkok.
Environment
Mar 27, 2024
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Governments and international organizations have touted the circular economy, in which materials and products stay in circulation for as long as possible, as an antidote to our global plastic problem. (The equivalent of 2,000 ...
Environment
Mar 26, 2024
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Negotiators from 175 countries are meeting from Tuesday in Canada to nail down a binding global treaty to end plastic pollution with many sticking points to be resolved five months after the last round of talks in Kenya.
Environment
Apr 22, 2024
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High levels of plastic pollution can kill the embryos of a wide range of ocean animals, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
Apr 16, 2024
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From carmakers to fast fashion, dozens of major international companies are failing to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions at the pace required to slow climate change, a report said Tuesday.
Environment
Apr 9, 2024
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Plastic is a very complex material that can contain many different chemicals, some of which can be harmful. This is also true for plastic food packaging.
Biochemistry
Apr 23, 2024
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Toothpaste tubes and other squeezable plastic containers are getting closer to being more sustainable in the U.S. Some 90% of toothpaste tubes on the market are now made in a way that makes them compatible for recycling with ...
Environment
Apr 12, 2024
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University of Toronto (U of T) scientists have developed a framework for measuring plastic pollution emissions akin to the global standard for measuring greenhouse gas emissions. The researchers say the approach will boost ...
Environment
Apr 16, 2024
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Plastic is ubiquitous. It's in the clothes we wear, wrapped around the food we eat and in the toothpaste we use. It floats in the oceans and litters the snow on Mount Everest.
Environment
Apr 18, 2024
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The oceans contain large amounts of microplastics, particles that are less than 5 mm in size. In parts of the Baltic Sea, the concentration of microplastics can be as much as 3,300 particles per cubic meter. The microplastics ...
Ecology
Apr 9, 2024
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