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Inside the Lab That Could Solve the World's Plastics Problem
Plastics are everywhere in our lives, but those bottles, utensils, and electronics can take hundreds of years to decompose. Since the material is...
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Scientists Discovered A Plastic Eating Enzyme
An international team of scientists have accidentally enhanced a plastic eating enzyme in a discovery that could change our relationship with...
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How worms could help solve plastic pollution
We invented plastic to replace and repel bugs, now we are turning to bugs to get rid of plastic.
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Why don’t we just burn our trash?
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Breaking the Plastic Wave
Breaking the Plastic Wave, a global analysis using first-of-its kind modelling, shows that we can cut annual flows of plastic into the ocean by...
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River trash Interceptors stop plastic from reaching the ocean
The Ocean Cleanup’s Boyan Slat talks about upgrades and future plans for deploying more Interceptors designed to catch plastic and debris in...
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The Ocean Cleanup and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The nonprofit global cleaning crew called The Ocean Cleanup, led by founder and CEO Boyan Slat, announced recently ....
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
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A Plastic Ocean
United Nations - Plastic - both a wonderful invention and a scourge on our planet.
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War On Waste: Waste Sorting
Our waste is growing at double the rate of our population with 52 mega tonnes generated a year. ..
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How This Town Produces No Trash
In 2003, the local government in Kamikatsu, Japan decided that all residents comply with a new, recycling program
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How much food do supermarkets throw away?
David Common goes dumpster-diving at Walmart to reveal how big grocery stores throw good food into dumpsters, ...
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