news Plastic Pollution Will More than Double by 2040, Yielding a Garbage Truck’s Worth of Waste Each Second An estimated 280 million metric tons of plastic waste will enter the air, water, soil, and human bodies every year by 2040, data shows…Read More December 6, 2025 No Comments
news Scientists made plastic that eats carbon A team of chemists has discovered how to transform PET plastic waste into BAETA, a material that captures CO2 with remarkable efficiency. Instead of ending September 6, 2025 No Comments
it’s It’s a Plastic World, After All This ride through plastic waste emerges with hope The post It’s a Plastic World, After All appeared first on Nautilus…Read More August 21, 2025 No Comments
it’s This fuel is 50% plastic — and it’s slipping through a loophole in international waste law Environmental groups are concerned that rich countries are exporting plastic to poor countries in the form of “refuse-derived fuel…Read More July 16, 2025 No Comments
news Washing Plastic Containers in a Dishwasher Increases Microplastic Pollution Learn how dishwashers release microplastics and nanoplastics that pose environmental risks through polluted wastewater…Read More May 22, 2025 No Comments
news Plastic pyrolysis: Chemists explain a technique attempting to tackle plastic waste by bringing the heat In 1950, global plastic production was about 2 million tons. It’s now about 400 million tons—an increase of nearly 20,000%…Read More March 18, 2025 No Comments