Birds are building nests out of decades-old plastic trash and it’s a record of the Anthropocene
Eurasian coots are unknowingly creating plastic archives of the Anthropocene.
Tag: plastic waste
Scientists bioengineer mussel-inspired bacteria that sticks to and break down plastic waste
The modified bacteria clings 400 times better to plastic than normal bacteria.
Most Plastic Bottles Can Only Be Recycled Once. But Scientists Find A Way to Recycle Plastic Indefinitely
New technique breaks down polyethylene and polypropylene into building blocks for new plastics.
Slovakia’s capital plans to turn cigarette butts into asphalt for roads
Cigarette butts are causing damage on a scale you can't imagine. Here's how one city in Europe is trying to ...
Scientists create edible food packaging that could replace single-use plastics
It's based on bacterial cellulose, an organic compound derived from bacteria.
This catalyst can upcycle plastic waste in ways that almost seem too good
A zirconium-based catalyst promises to break down polymers. It's probably the best plastic-degradation solution we've come across.
The story of how plastic was invented, and how it’s turned into a big problem
Plastic was not invented by a supervillain, but unfortunately now we are turning plastic into an evil force that can ...
US plastic recycling falls to abysmal levels
Plastics use is increasing while recycling is falling way short in the US.
Startup turns non-recyclable plastic into building blocks
It's challenging the notion of what non-recyclable plastic even means in the first place -- and we like it a ...
Could we use plastic to end the ocean’s plastic problem? A new paper says: “Yes!”
I really like this idea.
This device just cleaned up 9,000 kilograms of trash out of the ocean
An unusual trial is showing how we can cleanup the plastic from our oceans.
EU’s plastic ban officially comes into force. Here’s what you should know
The bloc wants to transform its economy into a circular model
Researchers travel to the bottom of the ocean and find almost intact plastic waste
Plastic waste is all over the place, even where you less expect it.
Your recycled plastic might be ending up in a landfill. Here’s why
Recycling facilities in the US can't process most of the plastics
Thailand ramps up action on plastic waste with a ban starting in 2021
Thailand is one of the countries that pump the most plastic into the ocean.
Recycling plastic could become easier thanks to this new technology
A factory in France has created a process to recycle any plastic into any other plastic
There’s a newly found responsible for ocean plastic waste — merchant ships
Despite initially thought to come from land, most plastic debris in the sea can be linked to merchant ships, according ...
Efforts to fight plastic pollution are working: Fewer plastic bags found around UK waters
Taxing plastic bags or coffee cups works -- and the rest of the world should follow suit.
