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How long does it take for plastic waste to decompose?
The type of waste that has the longest consequences is plastic, because they are difficult to decompose but are easy to produce. This kind of waste is much longer than u…
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By 2030: The world will be flooded with plastic waste because China prohibits the import of garbage
It is estimated that by 2030, the world will produce about 111 million tons of plastic bottles, food containers and other plastic waste.
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Turning plastic into petroleum: 2-in-1 solution for plastic waste
Pollution from plastic waste, nylon and oil depletion are two of the many human problems facing.
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Why can't marine animals stop eating plastic garbage?
Plastics are found inside the stomach of a third of the fish caught in the UK, including those we normally consume such as lobster, clams, oysters.
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WWF: The Mediterranean is about to become
WWF reports that the density of plastic beads in the Mediterranean is nearly four times higher than other seas in the world.
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Startled with the amount of plastic you are eating into your mouth every year
Perhaps up to this point, many of us understand how plastic can make environmental pollution so horrible.
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Detecting scrap yard in the deepest place in the world
A diver used a special camera to record a naughty starfish with a large plastic bag at a depth of 10.898m.
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How will the new enzyme destroy plastic?
The plastic bottles we throw away daily will last for hundreds of years. That is one of the important reasons why the problem of plastic pollution has become so serious…
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Haunting because the world is flooded with plastic waste
Will you choose to save the planet you live in or for convenience but continue to use plastic bottles, plastic bags? It is also the name of the latest environmental camp…
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Find creatures that help destroy plastic waste fastest
The plastics manufacturing industry has grown three times in the last 25 years, leaving the corresponding consequences severely.
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Nearly 30kg of garbage in the belly of a fish floating on the coast
After an autopsy of a sperm whale washed up on the Spanish coast, people found nearly 30kg of plastic waste in its belly.
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Manta - a star in a plastic waste collection project in the ocean
Designed based on the latest technologies in the field of self-powered clean energy, Manta has a length of 70m, width of 49m and height of 61m.
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Plastic landfill on the sea is as large as 3 European countries
About 80,000 tons of plastic waste is gathered by a large area in the Pacific Ocean.
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Stunned when 1 liter of Arctic ice contains 234 pieces of trash
According to the BBC, experts say they can find rubbish everywhere in the Arctic Sea - considered a dump
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Plastic pipes will soon be extinct in the world?
Worldwide, plastic straws are the sixth most popular type of waste, according to Litterati.