Core samples from Greenland's seabed provide first historical overview of plastic pollution
By coring the seabed at 850 m water depth in Disko Bay off Greenland's west coast, researchers from the University of ...
Chewing gum is plastic pollution, not a litter problem
Thousands of tons of plastic pollution could be escaping into the environment every year … from our mouths. Most chewing gum ...
Dire Warning: Prepare For Plastic Legislation Or Face Financial Loss
"Shift into Gear," a new report from SAP and Earth Action, is inciting companies to start preparing now to meet global ...
Groundbreaking Research Presented at Molecular Biology Society Meeting Offers Hope for Global Plastic Pollution Crisis
P-Life Japan and researchers discovered microorganisms that biodegrade polypropylene plastic with "P-Life Technology" into harmless ...
‘Race against time’ to clear plastic pellets from beaches after North Sea collision
Environmental organisations have warned that there is a “race against time” to clear up plastic pellets that are washing up ...
Study shows how microplastic pollution is impacting plant growth
A new study finds that microplastic pollution reduces plant photosynthesis, threatening global food security and worsening ...
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Microplastic pollution disrupts photosynthesis, threatening global food security
A research group led by Prof. DANG Fei from the Institute of Soil Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in ...
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From pollution to polymer: Methane-munching microbe brews biodegradable plastic at high speed
Genome analysis and protein modeling reveals Methylocystis suflitae's high-efficiency methane-to-PHA conversion (11.90 mg PHA ...
We need to keep plastic out of the ocean. Is a bag ban Washington’s best solution? | Opinion
It would appear that plastic bag bans are tailor-made for government intervention. The environmental costs of plastic ...
This ship sails around the world fighting plastic pollution. We take a look inside
Grandly christened the Plastic Odyssey, this 40-metre long “floating laboratory” is a three-and-half year expedition that set ...
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Gavin Newsom delayed his own ‘nation-leading’ plastic policy. Why?
Industry groups expressed concerns about California’s landmark plastic pollution law in the weeks before regulators were supposed to begin enforcing it.
Plastic-degrading enzymes found in landfills
Enzymes found in landfills around the world may be able to break down plastic waste. Some 11 billion metric tons of plastic ...