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Discarded Styrofoam container polluting waterway environment
The 411 on Styrofoam: Why We Should Just Say No

Feb 28, 2022 07:30AM

The harm Styrofoam causes to human health and the planet outweighs its convenience. Here are safer, eco-friendly alternatives.

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Plastic is the New Coal

Dec 30, 2021 07:30AM

A new report has found that emissions from the plastic industry may be greater than those from coal-fired power plants by 2029.

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Simple Ways to Reduce Microplastic Exposure

Oct 29, 2021 06:30AM

The microparticles that result from plastics breakdown are contaminating global waters, air, soil and snow, but with certain steps we can avoid adding to the toxic refuse.

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Using Enzymes to Recycle Plastic

Sep 30, 2021 06:30AM

A more sustainable approach for recycling polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic used in single-use beverage bottles, clothing and food packaging, has been found.

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Artificial Intelligence Joins Fight Against Marine Litter

Apr 30, 2021 06:30AM

MARLIT, an open-access web app based on a deep-learning artificial intelligence algorithm, will promote the detection and measurement of floating plastics in the sea.

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Plastic Particles Ingested in Food and Water

Jan 29, 2021 07:30AM

Researchers estimate people that drink bottled water ingest an additional 90,000 microplastic particles annually compared to 4,000 microplastics for those that drink only tap water.

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Wishful Recycling: What Not to Put in the Bin

Sep 30, 2020 06:30AM ● By Yvette C. Hammett

"Wishful recycling" is when residents place waste items in the recycling bin that cannot be recycled. Here are ways to avoid wishful recycling with dos and don'ts for proper disposal.

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Starchy Solution: A Plant-Based Alternative to Plastic

Aug 31, 2020 06:30AM

Manufacturer Kuraray has introduced a renewable and sustainable starch-based barrier film called Plantic. The plant-based packaging material can be recycled or composted.

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Microplastics in the environment
Plastic Rain: Airborne Particulates Blanket Wilderness

Aug 31, 2020 06:30AM

Researchers estimate more than 1,000 tons of microplastics are deposited from the air into national parks and wilderness areas each year.

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Plastics Adios: Mexicans Return to Old Ways After Ban

Mar 31, 2020 06:30AM

A new law bans popular plastic bags in the Mexican capital, as well as handing out plastic straws, spoons, coffee capsules and other single-use items by 2021.

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