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Efforts to Curb Plastic Pollution Caused by Microplastics

Efforts to Curb Plastic Pollution Caused by Microplastics

Despite the polyester leisure suit being a 1970s mistake, polyester and other synthetic fibers such as nylon are still in use, and are a huge contributor to the volume of microplastics in the environment, according to a materials scientist from Penn State University (PSU), who suggests swapping to biosynthetic fibers to resolve this issue.

18 Feb 2019

About 12 Tons of Waste Kept Out of Landfills and Moved to Recycling Streams by Rubicon Global

About 12 Tons of Waste Kept Out of Landfills and Moved to Recycling Streams by Rubicon Global

Rubicon Global, a technology company that offers waste, recycling, and smart city solutions to industries and governments internationally, recently stated that it effectively diverted approximately 12 tons of waste intended for landfills from State Farm Arena during last week’s revelries in Atlanta, Georgia.

15 Feb 2019

New Method to Convert Plastic Bags into Carbon Chips for Making Li-Ion Batteries

New Method to Convert Plastic Bags into Carbon Chips for Making Li-Ion Batteries

Plastic bag pollution has become a massive environmental concern, prompting many cities and countries to severely tax or ban the products.

14 Feb 2019

Nestlé Accelerates Actions to Meet its Sustainable Packaging Goals by 2025

Nestlé Accelerates Actions to Meet its Sustainable Packaging Goals by 2025

Nestlé has announced its broader vision to achieve a waste-free future and announced a series of specific actions towards meeting its April 2018 commitment to make 100% of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025, with a particular focus on avoiding plastic-waste.

25 Jan 2019

Improved Plastics Recycling Thanks to Spectral Imaging

Improved Plastics Recycling Thanks to Spectral Imaging

If we are ever to reduce the quantity of plastics being dumped into the environment, efficient recycling is essential. Currently, many plastics cannot be economically sorted to enable their recycling.

24 Jan 2019

Global Efforts to Eliminate Plastic Waste in the Environment: New Alliance Launched

Global Efforts to Eliminate Plastic Waste in the Environment: New Alliance Launched

An alliance of global companies from the plastics and consumer goods value chain has launched a new organization to advance solutions to eliminate plastic waste in the environment, especially in the ocean.

23 Jan 2019

New Method to Produce Bioplastics Using Seaweed-eating Microorganisms

New Method to Produce Bioplastics Using Seaweed-eating Microorganisms

A new Tel Aviv University study describes a process to make bioplastic polymers that don't require land or fresh water — resources that are scarce in much of the world.

15 Jan 2019

Converting Pine Needles from Old Christmas Trees into Useful Products to Reduce Carbon Footprint

Converting Pine Needles from Old Christmas Trees into Useful Products to Reduce Carbon Footprint

A new study at the University of Sheffield reports that it is possible to save abandoned Christmas trees from landfill and convert them into paint and food sweeteners.

28 Dec 2018

Study Investigates Environmental Impacts of Disposable, Takeaway Food Containers

Study Investigates Environmental Impacts of Disposable, Takeaway Food Containers

According to researchers, more must be done to deal with the growing environmental effect of takeaway food containers.

19 Dec 2018

Novel System for Storing Renewable Energy to Achieve On-Demand Delivery of Electricity

Novel System for Storing Renewable Energy to Achieve On-Demand Delivery of Electricity

Engineers at MIT have created a conceptual design for a system to store renewable energy, such as wind and solar power, and to perform on-demand delivery of the energy back into an electric grid.

6 Dec 2018

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mipTOF: High-Power Trace Element and Metal Analysis

mipTOF: High-Power Trace Element and Metal Analysis

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The MPA Horizon Next-Gen Membrane Permeation Analyzer

The MPA Horizon Next-Gen Membrane Permeation Analyzer

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PSM Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Electrolyser Stack Module: up to 2,020 Nm³/h

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