Ultra-processed foods damage health in ways that calories don’t explain
Researchers are getting closer to solving the riddle of how ultra-processed foods (UPFs) harm metabolic, reproductive, and immune…
Bangkok Post – Drastic plastic
In the global fight against climate change, plastics have emerged as both a symbol of modern convenience and…
Merchants of Myth: new report exposes plastic recycling as costly failure – Greenpeace
Amidst declining capacity, corporations ditch voluntary sustainability commitments, invest billions in plastic disinformation campaign A new report from…
French scientists discover law that predicts how most objects shatter
Fragmentation, the way objects break into pieces, has long intrigued scientists. Researchers have observed that broken objects tend…
The EU’s grand new plan to replace fossil fuels with trees – POLITICO
At the center of the strategy is carbon, the fundamental building block of a wide range of manufactured…
China offers unlikely glimmer of hope in fight against plastic pollution – POLITICO
The Chinese wild card Countries in the self-named High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution — which backs…
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…
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…
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…