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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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MIT Scientists Create 2-Dimensional Polymers As Strong As Steel

February 5, 2022 admin mit, plastics, polymers, research

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2022 16:58:57 +0000

Scientists at MIT have created 2-dimensional polymers that are a light as plastic but stronger than steel.

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Coke and Pepsi Are Getting Sued for Lying About Recycling

February 28, 2020 admin big tobacco, China, COKE, nestlé, pepsi, plastics, pollution, recycling, Soda

Credit to Author: Alex Lubben| Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 18:28:30 +0000

“At this rate, plastic is set to outweigh fish in the ocean by 2050,” the complaint reads.

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Michigan Teen Turns Plastic Trash Into T-Shirts

February 7, 2020 admin green economy, jackson reigler, oski, plastics, polyester t shirt, recycled, recycled plastic

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 18:00:49 +0000

Jackson Reigler is building a business based on making clothing using polyester yarn from recycled plastic bottles. He is proof that a circular economy model works.

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Despite Industry Lies & Bribes, Single-Use Plastics Are On The Wane

January 27, 2020 admin consumer technology, green economy, Milwaukee Brewers, plastic bags, plastic packaging, plastics, sc johnson, single use plastic, tesco, Waste, wegmans

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 21:36:06 +0000

More companies are turning away from single-use plastics as public consciousness about plastic pollution increases.

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30% Of Microplastic Pollution Comes From Washing Clothes, But This Company Has A Solution

December 2, 2019 admin consumer technology, micro catch, microplastics, plastics

Credit to Author: Chanan Bos| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 20:30:37 +0000

The company has come up with a great way to significantly reduce the problem at the source, directly at the washing machine. Its solution is a new kind of smart filter that can either be integrated or added onto existing washing machines

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Israeli Startup UBQ Says It Has The Answer To Recycling & The Circular Economy

November 18, 2019 admin circular economy, green economy, plastic recycling, plastic waste, plastics, SCIENCE, ubq materials

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 00:05:45 +0000

A start-up in a small town in Israel says it has developed a way to recycle plastic and ordinary refuse that could form the basis of a truly circular economy. The best part is it says it can be profitable — something most recycling schemes are not.