One school in northeast India has taken a novel approach to addressing the scourge of plastic waste by making its collection a condition of free attendance.
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Jun 5, 2019
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Members of the British public are still largely unfamiliar with microplastics and how they relate to everyday domestic plastic usage, a new study has revealed.
Environment
Jan 27, 2020
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Jonathan Driver, an Arkansas farmer with blackened hands and a thick southern drawl, doesn't have a minute to spare.
Environment
Oct 24, 2023
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It's the stuff everyone tries to get rid of but that never really goes away:
Environment
Jun 17, 2019
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Humanity uses and abuses hundreds of millions of tonnes of plastic a year because "it's so cheap", despite the huge cost of the pollution it creates, the head of the UN Environment Programme told AFP.
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May 26, 2023
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A team of chemists from the University of Houston has reported the discovery of a new class of catalyst to produce ultra-high-weight polyethylene, a potential new source of high-strength, abrasion-resistant plastic used for ...
Materials Science
Jan 25, 2019
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Tiny bits of broken-down plastic smaller than a fraction of a grain of rice are turning up everywhere in oceans, from the water to the guts of fish and the poop of sea otters and giant killer whales.
Environment
Feb 24, 2020
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Nowadays there is no getting away from plastics. We are producing over 300 million tons of plastic every year, over 40% of which is manufactured into films for packaging. Many of these plastic film products, such as plastic ...
Materials Science
Aug 17, 2020
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After several failed attempts, New York state is poised to ban single-use plastic bags provided by stores, making it only the second US state, after California, to pass such a rule.
Environment
Mar 29, 2019
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A recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has linked microplastics with risk to human health.
Environment
Mar 19, 2024
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