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Biodegradable plastic in clothing doesn’t break down nearly as quickly as hoped – new research

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Over 100 million tonnes of plastic enters the environment each year, with more than 10 million tonnes ending up in our oceans. These … Continue reading Biodegradable plastic in clothing doesn’t break down nearly as quickly as hoped – new research

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Edible, biodegradable, anti-microbial plastic boasts higher tensile strength than petroleum-based plastic

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More than 350 million metric tons of plastic are produced every year, and 85% of the garbage dumped in the oceans is plastic, according to estimates.

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A sea change for plastic pollution: New material biodegrades in ocean water

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Seeking solutions to counteract … Continue reading A sea change for plastic pollution: New material biodegrades in ocean water. Around the planet, evidence of plastic pollution stretches from grocery bags in the deep sea to microplastics in our food supplies and even in our blood.

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Reducing plastic pollution by adding RNA-inspired ‘breaking points’

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Once plastic products are used and discarded, they can linger in oceans, collecting in large ‘garbage patches’ and harming sea life. One potential solution, a biodegradable polymer called polylactide (PLA), has so far not fully lived up to its promise, showing little sign of breakdown once… Read more →

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What the Foam?!

Ocean Conservancy

Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Plastic foam foodware items are consistently among the most collected items from beaches and waterways during Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup ® (ICC), with volunteers collecting more than 8.7

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Traces of 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill still detectable in 2020

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Ocean, sunlight, and microbes. Water-soluble chemicals dissolved relatively quickly into the sea and were biodegraded by marine organisms, but this was not true for all of the spilled oil’s components. “Our paper describes the most abundant chemicals that make up typical crude oil and their potential fates in the environment.”. ?

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A Plastic Economy: Is Recycling Broken?

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Candidate in the Department of Chemistry at Colorado State University Every minute, one garbage truck worth of plastic is dumped into our ocean. Between plastics and the health of our oceans? Guest Post by Mariel Price 2021-2022 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. Why is that a problem? Well, plastics were built to last.