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Scientists create new plastic that self-destructs after use in breakthrough research
The research team used a 'new chemical strategy' to create plastic that would degrade naturally.
The breakthrough offers a promising new approach to reducing plastic pollution through photocatalysis, a metabolic pathway ...
Sunlight hits tiny particles of plastic floating in a clear water solution. Slowly, they begin to disappear, leaving behind a ...
Mongabay News on MSN
Promising breakthrough creates plastics that self-deconstruct on cue: Study
They’re tenacious, which is very good for a milk jug or a car bumper. But they don’t easily break down, which is bad for the environment. From the 1950s, when plastics were first produced in ...
Plantswitch, an NC startup company, has created a plant-based, bioplastic resin to replace plastic. Plantswitch, a North Carolina startup company, has created a bioplastic resin made from leftover ...
Should all certified biobased plastics be counted as compostable? The answer depends on who is asked. The National Organic ...
A plastic drinks bottle is one of the most "recyclable" objects in the modern waste stream. It is lightweight and collected ...
Last month, the American Chemistry Council, a petrochemical industry trade group, sent out a newsletter highlighting a major new report on what it presented as a promising solution to the plastic ...
The UK has issued updated guidance explaining which plastic packaging can realistically be collected, sorted and reprocessed through existing recycling infrastructure.
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