Plastic consumption has increased fourfold in last 30 years. Meanwhile, global plastic recycling rates have failed to reach two digits. Less than 10% of all the plastic ever produced hasContinue Reading
Recycling campaigns have overshadowed the issue of over-production and overlooked more sustainable waste reduction strategies, according to scientists. A group of researchers from the University of Virginia has written anContinue Reading
Plastics are one of today’s most versatile technologies, yet their single-use nature has rendered them an ecological and environmental poison. India creates 3.4 million tonnes of plastic garbage, of whichContinue Reading
A single takeaway lunch might feel like a game of recycling trivia: a plastic bag, a filthy pizza box, plastic utensils, paper napkins, and a beverage can. Which things areContinue Reading
According to a recent Greenpeace USA analysis, most plastic simply cannot be recycled. Circular Claims Fall Flat Again, released today, finds that U.S. households generated an estimated 51 million tonsContinue Reading
Protein Evolution, a New Haven, Connecticut-based firm, said this week that it has developed a technology for breaking down plastic waste into component pieces that may then be repurposed toContinue Reading
Plastic is frequently observed piled up on beaches and drifting in the water as “plastic islands.” It clogs the intestines of birds and other animals and has even entered theContinue Reading
Honeywell International, a maker of chemicals and aviation components, stated this week that it has developed a new method for converting low-grade plastic trash into oil of sufficient purity toContinue Reading
