Tag: plastic recycling
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3 Reasons Canned Water Is Better Than Bottled Water
As the world becomes more conscious about environmental sustainability, plastic in packaging has come under much scrutiny. One of the most significant contributors to our plastic pollution problem is single-use plastics. One solution to this problem is canned water, which many environmentally conscious companies see as an eco-friendly alternative to bottled water, with the hopes…
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60 Australian Companies Agree to Radically Reduce Plastic Waste
Recently, over sixty major supermarket chains and multinational brands signed a pact to reduce plastic waste by 2025 radically. Companies in Australia, New Zealand, and other places in Oceania signed the agreement. Major brands participating in the pact include Coca-Cola, Woolworths, and Nestle, as well as several government agencies. The ANZPAC Plastics Pact aims to…
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Researchers Make an Enzyme to Break Down Plastic in Just a Few Days
Scientists have recently created a “super enzyme” that can break down plastic in a matter of days. In fact, it breaks down plastic up to six times faster than an enzyme they’d created previously. The team of scientists from the University of Portsmouth re-engineered a plastic-eating enzyme called PETase. To speed up the plastic-eating process,…
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New Study Reveals US Generates Most Plastic Pollution Worldwide
A new report published in the journal Science Advances revealed that the US produces more plastic waste than any other nation. It also ranks as high as third among countries causing coastal plastic pollution when factoring in scrap plastic exports plus illegal dumping and littering. This new research contradicts previous assumptions that the US manages…
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NEWS: Environmentalists Sound Alarm on Plastic Pollution Growth – When Is Enough Enough?
A new study by ecologists at the University of Toronto is out–and they are sounding the alarm! Plastic pollution is disrupting ecosystems, especially in our rivers, lakes, and oceans. The study published in September of 2020, and scientists note the following about the massive clean-up effort that will be required: “The cleanup alone would require…