New 3D print method reduces plastic use without losing strength
3D printing may be a breakthrough technology, but it isn’t sustainable. Most printers still rely on petroleum-based plastics,…
Researchers successfully reprogram bacteria to degrade plastics without introducing foreign genes
A multidisciplinary team from the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientÃficas (CSIC) and the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS) has…
EU probes Greece on recycling projects – POLITICO
The company had won the tender for the project despite suggesting that the kiosks would be around five…
Microplastics are in our food, water and air. How can we minimise our exposure to them?
The scourge of plastic pollution will continue to grow, at least for now, after talks to strike a…
PFAS experts answer common questions about ‘forever chemicals’ and the risks to human health
PFAS, it seems, are everywhere. From farmers in Queensland managing contaminated land, to residents north of Perth fighting…
Recyclable ATSP Stuns With “broken wings healing mid-flight”: Game-Changing Plastic Promises Extreme Durability and Greener Manufacturing Future
IN A NUTSHELL 🔬 Researchers developed a new heat-resistant, recyclable plastic that promises to transform industries by extending…
Opinion | The Misleading Allure of Plastic Credits
The escalating global plastic pollution crisis demands urgent, decisive action, with plastic threatening ecosystems and human health. Governments…
Australia and the US are at odds on a plastics treaty, with last-ditch negotiations underway
On Monday, esteemed British medical journal The Lancet delivered a dire warning, as nations were readying for last-ditch…
Is plastic production just going to keep increasing?
The amount of plastic being churned out annually is far outpacing the global capacity to manage and recycle…
Europe’s big trash-burning experiment has become a dirty headache – POLITICO
In Rome, for example, tens of thousands of people signed a petition to stop the mayor from greenlighting…
You Don’t Want to Know Where Scientists Just Found 27 Million Tons of Plastic
Despite the hundreds of millions of metric tons of plastic floating in our oceans—not to mention the microplastics in…