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Creating a Global Package to Solve the Problem of Plastics
According to the United Nations, plastic production skyrocketed from 2 million metric tons in 1950 to about 400…
These 3 Things Are Standing in the Way of a Global Plastics Treaty
There is significant disagreement over whether to create a dedicated plastics fund, paid into by developed donor countries,…
What will it take to solve our planet’s plastic pollution crisis?
Plastic waste in Indonesia PA Images / Alamy The world currently produces more than 50 million tonnes of…
Microplastics Could Be Making the Weather Worse
THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Clouds form when water vapor—an invisible…
Scientists Figured Out How to Recycle Plastic by Vaporizing It
Our planet is choking on plastics. Some of the worst offenders, which can take decades to degrade in…
How much should we worry about the health effects of microplastics?
There are small pieces of plastic in the food we eat and air we breathe SIVStockStudio/Shutterstock It seems…
A fifth of the world’s plastic garbage is either burned or littered
More than half of uncollected plastic garbage is burned Tim Gainey/Alamy Around 1.5 billion people around the world…
New Technique Turns Plastic Waste Into Wealth
Scientists are advancing chemical recycling to improve plastic waste reuse by breaking down plastics into their basic components.…
Plastic vaporising process could recycle bags and bottles indefinitely
Polyethylene plastic bags are challenging to recycle Robert Sanders/UC Berkeley Plastic bottles and bags can be vaporised into…
How a viral video made turtles the face of the ocean plastic crisis
Nine years ago, in August 2015, Christine Figgener posted a video of her team removing a plastic straw…