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…
‘Thought I was the only one doing this’
Sometimes it can be really tough for an eco-conscious person to find ways to recycle or reuse items…
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…
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…
‘This is the main obstacle’
Recycling is a core defense against plastic pollution, but that does not mean it is a perfect solution.…
Scientists issue warning over surprising effects of emerging ocean phenomenon: ‘Particularly impactful’
The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science in the UK recently mapped how a number of threatened…