It’s well known that microplastics have infiltrated much of the world’s oceans, where these persistent pieces of garbage threaten the livelihood of marine life. But truly quantifying the extent of this problem globally remains a challenge. Now, a pair of researchers are proposing a novel approach to tracking these minute scraps
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Michael Pratt doesn't want to change the way you take out the trash. Instead, he wants to change what happens to trash when it ends up in a landfill or the middle of the ocean. Pratt is the founder of Pivet, a new company that makes smartphone cases. You might think
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With the ever-increasing worldwide mass production of plastic, the inefficiency of current plastic recycling strategies has raised several environmental, societal, and economic concerns. Magnetic density separation (MDS) is an efficient state-of-the-art recycling technique that uses magnetized fluids to separate different types of plastic particles. Researcher Sina Tajfirooz has developed and
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Plastic compounding market has gained major traction over the years due to multiple application across various sectors like electrical & electronics, aerospace, construction, consumer goods and automotive. Compounding starts with base resin and is essentially a process wherein the plastics melt and blend with other additives with changes in its
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Coca-cola has unveiled what it claims to be the first bottle made using discarded plastic washed up from the oceans. Volunteers collected plastic waste from 84 beaches in Spain and Portugal which was combined with similar waste captured by trawlers in the Mediterranean and then put through 'enhanced recycling'. This chemical process
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Tiny particles of plastic carrying 'biofilms' that could contain disease causing bacteria and which may already be entering our guts have contaminated drinking water supplies around the world, a landmark UN report has warned. The World Health Organization (WHO) has compiled the most comprehensive review to date of the evidence of
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2019 K Trade Fair: Plastics, Rubber Will Shape Global Future PLASTICS have never been more widely discussed in popular media than today. All over the world, the visible pollution of our oceans has attracted major attention across the media landscape. At the same time, the fact that these materials have significantly
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A Polyethylene terephthalate plastic bottle recycling firm, Lexsz Plastics Limited, has invested $8m in a factory in Nigeria after China banned import of trash into its country. Lexsz exported most of its products to China. Management of the company said it spent $8m on a 10-acre factory situated along the Lagos/Ibadan expressway,
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Researchers from the the National University of Singapore (NUS) have made a significant contribution towards resolving the global issue of plastic waste, by creating a way to convert plastic bottle waste into aerogels for many useful applications. (more…)
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Human bodies are becoming polluted with plastic, scientists have confirmed for the first time. (more…)
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