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Can The Oceans Survive An Unprecedented Influx Of Plastics?

March 18, 2023 admin 0 Comments bioplastic, climate change, ocean acidification, ocean plastic, plastics, policy & politics, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2023 16:35:46 +0000

Plastics are very appealing to people around the world. They’re important due to their daily use and functionality because they are the most versatile materials of contemporary times. They’re inexpensive, lightweight, corrosion-resistant, elastic, and have a durable composition. However, the influx of plastics entering the world’s oceans, without immediate action to reverse the current trend, […]

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Scientists Claim Egg Whites Could Help Remove Microplastics From Ocean Water

November 10, 2022 admin microplastics, oceans, plastics, research

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2022 22:57:51 +0000

Scientist at Princeton say that egg whites freeze dried and then heated form a structure that removes salt and microplasitcs from sea water.

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Protein Evolution Recycles Plastics Quickly — “1 Million Years Of Evolution In 1 Day”

November 4, 2022 admin green economy, plastics, recycling

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2022 14:46:11 +0000

Protein Evolution says it has developed a process that breaks down plastic waste so it can be used to make new products.

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“California is Righting the Ship” With SB54, Leading U.S. Out of Ocean Plastic Pollution Crisis

July 3, 2022 admin California, ocean conservancy, Plastic, plastics, policy & politics, Water

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2022 19:35:08 +0000

Ocean Conservancy scientists estimate that newly passed California law will eliminate 23 million tons of plastics in the next 10 years — equivalent to 26 times the weight of the Golden Gate Bridge.

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Canada Will Ban Harmful Plastics By End Of Year

June 23, 2022 admin Canada, climate change, Fossil Fuels, plastics, single use plastic, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2022 21:15:16 +0000

Our neighbor to the north will eliminate the manufacture and import of single-use and other plastics by year’s end. Why can’t the US legislate a similar, sweeping effort to fight pollution and climate change?

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Tech’s Problem With Plastics — Plus Solutions Tech Can Offer

June 1, 2022 admin climate change, Fossil Fuels, Manufacturing, plastic pollution, plastics, recycling, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 15:50:22 +0000

Are we kidding ourselves when we think that recycling is enough of a solution to the global plastics pollution problem?

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California AG Subpoenas Exxon Over False Plastics Recycling Claims

May 2, 2022 admin California, exxon, plastics, policy & politics, recycling, Waste

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 02 May 2022 19:00:28 +0000

Exxon is the target of new claims that Big Oil has hidden what it knows about plastics and pollution for decades.

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Can The New Global Treaty End Plastic Pollution?

March 7, 2022 admin american chemistry council, climate change, Fossil Fuels, green economy, Plastic, plastics, pollution, trash, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2022 17:05:03 +0000

Can promoting sustainable design of products and materials so that they can be reused, remanufactured, or recycled and retained in the economy help to solve the global plastics problem? How is the plastics manufacturing industry responding to potential moratoriums?

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