the dirty business of recycling in Vietnam
Crouched between mountains of discarded plastic, Lanh strips the labels off bottles of Coke, Evian and local Vietnamese…
Experts make groundbreaking discovery that could revolutionize what happens to common trash: ‘Addresses a critical barrier’
Experts in China have developed a ZipRecruiter of sorts for trash-eating enzymes. Specifically, the Beijing University team and…
‘Could help close the loop’
Researchers at Georgia Tech invented a process that uses physical impacts to decompose PET plastic instead of applying…
‘This is the first demonstration’
Researchers in China have made a breakthrough that tackles two of the world’s major problems at the same…
‘Wondering why people think this is cute or fun’
A nature-lover recently had to vent about something especially irritating to the r/hiking community on Reddit. “Anyone else…
‘Do not recycle these curbside’
Recycling is a necessary step in keeping applicable items out of the landfill. A TikTok user shared a…
Bottles, textile waste turned into valuable compounds with iron method
Addressing the global plastic waste crisis has become more urgent than ever, as the majority of discarded plastics…
‘Why didn’t I think of this?’
TikToker Padraic Stanley (@padraicstanley) transformed strings of decorative white lights into spooky Halloween decorations by placing empty prescription…
‘People told me I was wasting my time’
A professor at Boise State University has succeeded in producing and commercializing a new plastic polymer that offers…
Researchers issue warning after discovering concerning threat to reproductive health: ‘Intergenerational associations’
Tiny pieces of plastic are turning up in surprising places, not just in oceans or soil, but inside…
Plastic bottles upcycled into high-performance supercapacitors
Single-use water bottles could soon charge your devices instead of polluting landfills. Researchers have developed new methods to…
Researchers make horrifying discovery after examining dolphin guts — here’s what they found
Indus River dolphins are remarkable creatures that evolved to live in rivers after their primary habitat, the ancient…