Environment
America has found a way to turn plastic waste into cosmetics
According to Innovation Toronto, scientists have found a way to turn plastic waste into useful liquid products - such as engine oil, lubricants, detergents and even cosm…
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Environment
Producing bricks from ... plastic waste
Bricks made from plastic waste to build classrooms are an effective solution to help solve the problem of lack of educational facilities for children in Cambodia.
Oceanography
Florida sea turtles died after swallowing more than 100 pieces of plastic
Recently, the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton posted a picture of a dead turtle and hundreds of small pieces of plastic removed from its gut.
Environment
'We have been through the age of stone, copper, iron and now plastic, which is really scary.'
People of this era not only store history lists, but the amount of plastic we emit will remain forever.
Oceanography
The poor daughters of the poor mother and mother of the Thai have just died of plastic garbage
A baby bull (bighead) is very popular with Thai people who have died from a serious infection that is caused by a blockage of plastic waste in the stomach.
Environment
Solution of 'treating' plastic garbage with cactus
A Mexican researcher has found a formula for developing new packaging materials from cactus. This initiative suggests a promising solution to tackle the current headache…
Environment
Successful fabrication of 'nano-springs' helps break down marine plastic
Scientists make micro-coils from carbon, nitrogen and manganese, capable of producing chemical reactions that dissolve micro-plastic particles.
Environment
Change plastic bottles to get bus and city tickets and clean and reduce traffic jams
This week, there appeared some beautiful pictures in the newspaper showing many children and adults holding bags filled with bottles and plastic glasses standing in line…
Environment
We live in the ocean of garbage
Plastic waste is a worrying issue globally. Plastics after use are not recycled but most of them are discharged directly into rivers, canals, and then into the oceans.
Health
Fear of plastic waste, but do you ignore what you breathe every day?
Recently, 'green living' is becoming a new trend, but is it only enough to care for green waste?
Oceanography
Sharks are at risk of disappearing from the Mediterranean
Thousands of tons of sharks are caught each year and the impact from plastic waste pollution puts the Mediterranean at risk of absence of sharks.
Environment
Big break: Recyclable plastic waste will be turned into super clean electricity
The important thing is super clean, that is, it does not leave any waste that is harmful to the environment.
Oceanography
1000 sharks are living a miserable life because of the harmful effects of plastic on the ocean
It's a story about plastic garbage, but this time it affects sharks.
Environment
101 ways to replace plastic bags from the world experience
Environmental pollution from plastic bags is no longer a national issue but a global problem. To solve this problem, many environmentally friendly bag production initiat…
Environment
Finding a new polymer can solve the plastic waste crisis
The new polymer, which can be easily decomposed and then restructured into another item, is like a lego assembly.