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Garbage in the Pacific increased 100 times
Environment

Garbage in the Pacific increased 100 times

Scientists believe that plastic scraps in the North Pacific (NPSG for short) have formed an area roughly the size of the US state of Texas (covering an area of ​​more th…

December 16, 2018
Turn waste plastic into jet fuel
Environment

Turn waste plastic into jet fuel

Andy Pag, an engineer in the UK, came up with the idea of ​​extracting fuel for aircraft from plastic garbage - which recycling plants do not collect so they are often t…

December 16, 2018
Turn plastic waste into a racing car
Environment

Turn plastic waste into a racing car

After being used, pieces of plastic waste can be recycled to become materials for racing production, US scientists claim. New Scientist said recently that Oak Ridge Nati…

December 16, 2018
Turn egg shells into plastics
Environment

Turn egg shells into plastics

'Working with an eggshell' is the slogan of a famous advertising TV channel in the UK. The 'green industry' here is also cherishing for me to plan to turn eggshells into…

December 16, 2018
Turn dirty soil into park chair
Environment

Turn dirty soil into park chair

The diapers will need several hundred years to decompose after humans use them. According to calculations by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), on average eac…

December 16, 2018
Turn carbon dioxide into plastic
Environment

Turn carbon dioxide into plastic

Korean scientists have been detrimental to finding ways to take advantage of greenhouse gases to produce a versatile product that is plastic, the information of Russian…

December 16, 2018
Washing clothes related to ocean pollution?
Environment

Washing clothes related to ocean pollution?

Billions of plastic molecules are released when people wash synthetic fiber clothes (such as nylon, polyester or acrylic) that are contributing to ocean pollution. This…

December 16, 2018
On World Environment Day 5-6: 'Assassin' nylon bag
Environment

On World Environment Day 5-6: 'Assassin' nylon bag

Nylon bags are usually made of polietilen. Lightweight, translucent and low production cost, cheap to almost zero; So, nylon bags are everywhere. But people are increasi…

December 16, 2018
Europe charged with plastic bag death
Environment

Europe charged with plastic bag death

The European Commission is considering banning the use of plastic bags or imposing taxes on people who use them to reduce the level of environmental pollution.

December 16, 2018
Bottle of beverage from plants
Environment

Bottle of beverage from plants

Pepsi company has just revealed that they will use beverage bottles made entirely from plants, which are more environmentally friendly than traditional bottles.

December 16, 2018
Collection of environmental taxes on plastic bags
Environment

Collection of environmental taxes on plastic bags

Plastic bags subject to tax will be subject to a tax of 45,000 VND / kg and gasoline and oil may be subject to an environmental protection tax of 300 - 1,000 VND / liter.

December 16, 2018