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Detecting waste sites on Earth using satellites in space

Detecting waste sites on Earth using satellites in space

Converting plastic waste into a highly porous form of charcoal creates a valuable soil additive

Converting plastic waste into a highly porous form of charcoal creates a valuable soil additive

Can bacteria can help remove plastic bag pollution from lakes – well yes but?

Can bacteria can help remove plastic bag pollution from lakes - well yes but?

Could superworms could be the key to polystyrene plastic recycling on a mass scale?

Could superworms could be the key to polystyrene plastic recycling on a mass scale?

Making plastic more degradable under UV light

Making plastic more degradable under UV light

A new enzyme variant breaks down plastics that typically take centuries to degrade in just a matter of hours to days

A new enzyme variant breaks down plastics that typically take centuries to degrade in just a matter of hours to days

Here’s another thing to do with that mountain of used plastic: make it soak up excess carbon dioxide

Here’s another thing to do with that mountain of used plastic: make it soak up excess carbon dioxide

An important next step in developing nature-based solutions to the global plastics crisis

An important next step in developing nature-based solutions to the global plastics crisis

Putting plastic eating bacteria on the global recycling menu

Putting plastic eating bacteria on the global recycling menu

A first-of-its-kind catalyst can break down polymers widely used in things like plastic grocery bags, toys, and food containers

A first-of-its-kind catalyst can break down polymers widely used in things like plastic grocery bags, toys, and food containers

Another leap towards beating plastic waste

Another leap towards beating plastic waste

A plastic future that is no future at all

A plastic future that is no future at all

A new and simple process could overcome one of the biggest stumbling blocks to plastics recycling

A new and simple process could overcome one of the biggest stumbling blocks to plastics recycling

Could humanity worm its way out of a major pollution problem?

Could humanity worm its way out of a major pollution problem?

Chemical recycling method breaks down plastics so they can be recycled repeatedly without losing quality

Chemical recycling method breaks down plastics so they can be recycled repeatedly without losing quality

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