Yes, a 100% sustainable plastics industry is possible
A wholly-sustainable plastics industry is possible, researchers say. A new study shows what’s needed to make it a reality.
A wholly-sustainable plastics industry is possible, researchers say. A new study shows what’s needed to make it a reality.
Recycling waste plastic isn’t effective because there’s no money in it. But what if all that plastic could become nanomaterials?
Every day Canadians are exposed to a hormone disrupting chemical in the fresh foods they eat, as BPS migrates from labels into food.
A chance discovery led to a new plastic material that offers protection against corrosion, repairs itself, and can be reused multiple times.
Pregnant rats who eat nanoscale plastic bits pass them to their unborn offspring, research finds. Is the same true for humans?
Looking at the roughness of the ocean’s surface could be a way to spot microplastics pollution from space, report researchers.
“As more plastic debris accumulates in the natural environment, there are increasing concerns about its adverse effects.”
“As more plastic debris accumulates in the natural environment, there are increasing concerns about its adverse effects.”
“Three-quarters of the world’s 300 largest companies made at least one commitment that was neither time-bound nor measurable.”
Whales eat more tiny specks of plastic than previously thought. And nearly all of it comes from the animals they eat, not the water they gulp.