Plastic pollution is everywhere, and a good amount of it is composed of polyethylene terephthalate (PET). This polymer is used to make bottles,...
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While recycling systems and bottle deposits have become increasingly widespread in the U.S., actual rates of recycling are "abysmal," according to a team of MIT researchers who studied the rates for recycling of PET, the plastic commonly used in beverage bottles. However, their findings suggest some ways to change this.
Plastic pollution is everywhere, and a good amount of it is composed of polyethylene terephthalate (PET). This polymer is used to make bottles,...
Food waste is the type of waste most commonly disposed of incorrectly, followed closely by soft plastics,
A total of 250 paper-based bottles will be used with the trial expected to run until mid-October.
PARIS, France – Comprehensive global policies addressing the entire plastics lifecycle can reduce plastic leakage into the environment by 96 percent...
A.P. Moller Holding has launched Vioneo, a new venture dedicated to transforming plastics production. Vioneo will manufacture fossil-free plastic...
The Queensland government is investing $1 million with Soft Plastics Stewardship Australia to support the roll-out of a soft plastics recycling pilot...
By Mohammed Adekola Lagos State government has announced plans to ban the circulation of single-use plastics, such as pet bottles and sachet water,...
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, UK, in collaboration with Revolution Medicines, have tested a combination of treatments in mice with lung...
WESTERN BUREAU: POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE (PET) plastic bottles, old tyres, pieces of zinc, and other debris were...
A long-term survey of small, “satellite” galaxies that orbit larger galaxies across the universe offers new insights into our own galaxy, the...