We throw away billions of plastic bottles annually, however they could possibly be become helpful…
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Plastic bags and bottles can be recycled into soap
Water bottles like this one, held by researcher Greg Liu, might be melted into helpful…
Wood-munching fungi can break down common type of plastic
Plastic air pollution on a forest ground Artur Szymczyk/Alamy Fungi that usually decay hardwood bushes…
Huge amounts of plastic from artificial grass end up in the sea
An synthetic pitch broken by flooding in Palma on the island of Mallorca, Spain Clara…
Coral reefs are contaminated with plastic from fishing
Fishing traces tangled to and breaking corals in Cape Verde Luiz Rocha/California Academy of Sciences…
Threatened seabirds are foraging at plastic pollution hotspots
Cook’s petrel, a weak species, had one of many highest plastic publicity danger scores within…
Solar-powered fuel cell recycles plastic waste and carbon dioxide
The gadget captures carbon from air and recycles waste plastic Ariffin Mohamad Annuar A solar-powered…
Plastic wrap made from seaweed withstands heat and is compostable
The species of seaweed used to make the movie Alamy/Nature Picture Library A cling movie…
Ingesting microplastics may increase fat absorption by 145 per cent
Microplastics can degrade to nanoplastics sufficiently small to enter the physique Shutterstock/chayanuphol Microplastics in our…
Recyclable plastic made from super glue could replace polystyrene
Jelly beans in a bowl made out of a brand new recyclable plastic Allison Christy/Boise…