Scientists recently discovered a type of plastic-eating bacteria that slowly munches away on plastic waste in the ocean (1). Now, scientists from the Technical University of Crete have shed some
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Scientists have developed a new kind of plastic that can be re-manufactured back into the same type of plastic in a more sustainable way, without losing any quality or performance.
Plastic use became widespread in the 1950s and since then plastic pollution of land, seas, and even the atmosphere has ballooned into a major cause for global concern. And the
The European Commission formally unveiled a proposal on Monday to ban many single-use plastics in the European Union after a first draft was leaked earlier this month. The EU executive
The European Union is preparing to unveil a new directive to reduce plastic pollution, particularly in oceans and on beaches, but a leaked first draft of the legislation published by
More than 40 businesses, including many of the UK’s largest supermarkets, have launched a voluntary pledge to cut single-use plastics in their packaging. Known as the UK Plastics Pact, the
Scientists may have just discovered a solution to one of the world’s largest environmental problems – plastic waste. Researchers accidentally engineered an enzyme capable of digesting common plastic pollutants, which
Scientists have detected harmful chemicals including cadmium, mercury and lead in plastic samples taken from Lake Geneva, which sits on the border between Switzerland and France. The study is first
A recent ban on plastic waste imports in China is forcing European leaders to develop an alternative strategy for plastic use and waste disposal. Europe is often viewed as an