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Allegheny Cleanways teamed with Ultra-Poly Corp. to collect and recycle used pickleballs from Pittsburgh-area courts, with ...
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Amazon S3 on MSNCan Plastic Cutting Boards Pose Health Risk?.Plastic chopping boards may pose a health risk by shedding microplastics during everyday use, according to recent research. A ...
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Interesting Engineering on MSN2,000 ‘plastivore’ caterpillars can gobble a stubborn plastic bag in 24 hours“Around 2,000 waxworms can break down an entire polyethylene bag in as little as 24 hours, although we believe that ...
Plastics play a fundamental role in modern life, but their resistance to biodegradation makes them very difficult to dispose ...
Polyester plastics, commonly found in synthetic textiles and plastic components of home appliances, are notoriously difficult ...
Traders reporting on behalf of the Bureau of International Recycling say low-cost virgin plastic materials continue to gain ...
The world produces over 100 million tons of plastic a year, which could take hundreds of years to fully degrade, but ...
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How a Laboratory Error Led to the Invention of Modern PlasticThis video explores the accidental discoveries that shaped the development of plastic materials. From early breakthroughs ...
Nanoplastics—particles smaller than a human hair—can pass through cell walls and enter the food web. New research suggests 27 ...
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Litter is predominantly plastic, yes, but that’s because the things people tend to litter are predominantly made of plastics.
A single pellet of recycled plastic can contain over 80 different chemicals. A new study by researchers from the University of Gothenburg and Leipzig shows that recycled polyethylene plastic can ...
A new study finds there are 27 million metric tons of invisible plastic particles in the North Atlantic alone.
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