The microplastics in my blood terrify me
Emily Cope takes a test to reveal which ‘forever chemicals’ are lurking in her body – and asks…
Recycling is cool, reducing is better: fighting plastic pollution at source
Every year, the world produces record quantities of plastic. In 2021, according to the OECD, more than 400…
Japan’s beam tech transforms forever plastics into reusable feedstock
Researchers in Japan have developed a method that reduces the energy needed to recycle Teflon by 50%, using…
‘This makes me so sad’
A shopper discovered a shocking secret in the dumpster of a popular secondhand retailer, sparking a discussion about…
Common Bacteria Can Turn Plastic Bottles into the Painkiller Acetaminophen/Paracetamol
Biologist Stephen Wallace – credit Edinburgh Innovations Scientists in Scotland recently engineered bacteria to be able to turn…
DIY plastic recycling made easy: How a global community is fighting plastic pollution
ADVERTISEMENT It all started in 2014 when Dave Hakkens, then a student at the Eindhoven Design Academy, released…