plastic
Recycling
20 million tons of plastic waste from clothing alone in a single year
40% of plastic waste produced by the fashion industry is mismanaged and pollutes the environment, especially in poor countries
Editorial Team•23 July 2024
Recycling
Detect nanoplastics: How to use artificial…
An innovative technology is able to detect nanoplastics with artificial intelligence in…
Editorial Team•9 July 2024
Scientific Reports
There is an unprecedented amount of…
CleanHub’s study puts all the numbers of plastic pollution in the oceans…
15 May 2024
Circular Economy
Only 13.5% of new products come from circular plastic
Increasing levels of incineration reduce waste that is useful for circular plastic production. Which risks failing…
21 March 2024
Tech innovations and Startups
Discovery of a green plastic that repairs itself and biodegrades in nature
It’s easy to model, it degrades in nature, and when it breaks, it adjusts. Will self-repair…
16 November 2023
Recycling
How to recycle plastic with LEDs and turn it into hydrogen carriers
A new photodriven upcycling process has been developed to transform plastic waste into valuable chemical by-products
15 September 2023
Pollution
From leukemia to premature births, the 1st systematic study on the impact…
The production of ever-increasing volumes of plastic is the number one problem. Between 1950 and 2019…
29 March 2023
Pollution
Pollution in the Mediterranean sea: 65% are plastic waste
The results of Floating Litter, the project conducted by the Italian institute ISPRA and Mediterranea to…
3 February 2023
Pollution
Plastic pollution and ocean acidification: there is a link
Ocean acidification and plastic pollution are two of the biggest problems facing our waters. A Spanish…