How chewing gum contributes to plastic pollution—and how to reduce its environmental impact
Most chewing gum on sale is made from a variety of oil-based synthetic rubbers—similar to the plastic material used in car ...
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The U.S. Can Step Down as Top Plastic Polluter as Scientists Present a New Simpler Method to Break Down Plastic
The U.S. Can Step Down as Top Plastic Polluter as Scientists Present a New Simpler Method to Break Down Plastic Plastic ...
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Scientists break down cheap plastic using the air — and turn it into something far more valuable
Scientists developed a new method for breaking down one of the most common plastics to a byproduct that can be upcycled into ...
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Plastic ‘fossils’ help scientists reconstruct the history of bird nests
Plastic waste has let common coots reuse nests year after year. Scientists have now used the trash layers to date how old nests are.
We need to keep plastic out of the ocean. Is a bag ban Washington’s best solution? | Opinion
Most plastic degrades slowly, and we have all seen pictures and videos of marine life being harmed by plastic. While many ...
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How scientists are using air to recycle plastic
A team of chemists has recently introduced an eco-friendly, solvent-free approach to recycling plastic by using moisture ...
Core samples from Greenland's seabed provide first historical overview of plastic pollution
By coring the seabed at 850 m water depth in Disko Bay off Greenland's west coast, researchers from the University of ...
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Plastic chemical linked to devastating migraine attacks
University of Kansas study finds BPA in plastic containers may trigger migraines. Learn how this common chemical affects your ...
Plastic pyrolysis − chemists explain a technique attempting to tackle plastic waste by bringing the heat
Plastic pyrolysis is a chemical process that involves chemically breaking down plastics into other molecules by heating the plastics to extremely high temperatures in the absence of oxygen.
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Are paper straws really better for the environment than plastic ones?
Chung Shan-shan, the director of science in environmental and public health management at Baptist University, doesn’t think so. The main argument for using paper straws instead of plastic ones ...
Oregon Senate votes in favor of more restrictions on plastic: What to know
The bill would place limits on single-use plastics at restaurants and hotels and ban thicker plastic bags at stores and ...