Crackdown on sale of styrofoam containers in California begins
The California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG) reacted positively to the CalRecycle announcement, saying that styrofoam products are hardly recycled, often left behind at ...
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Plastic pyrolysis − chemists explain a technique attempting to tackle plastic waste by bringing the heat
Kevin A. Schug receives funding from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes for Health, ExxonMobil, and Weaver Consultants Group. He is affiliated with VUV Analytics, Inc. and ...
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Chewing gum is plastic pollution, not a litter problem
University of Portsmouth provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Thousands of tonnes of plastic pollution could be escaping into the environment every year … from our mouths.
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Microplastics Are Messing with Photosynthesis in Plants
Microplastics are now a ubiquitous part of our daily physical reality. These minuscule fragments of degrading plastic now suffuse our air, our soil, the food we eat and the water we drink.