A Malaysia-led research team found that treated polyethylene and polypropylene fully broke down in soil within two years, and said the process did not produce microplastics.
According to recent report from Mordor Intelligence, the global wood plastic composites market size is expected to grow from USD 9.
An Indian entrepreneur has successfully built a business generating Rs 40 lakh monthly from plastic waste.
Microplastics have become nearly impossible to avoid.
There is a hidden danger lurking in your kitchen, and it is your plastic cutting board.
Picture this: a 21-year-old backyard scientist in Alabama, Julian Brown, sweeps away some dirt and leaves from his homemade solar- and generator-powered, 10-magnetron-powered pyrolysis microwave .
At a Massachusetts lab, pebble-sized pellets are transformed into forks and films that won’t leave persistent microplastics in the environment.
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Studies have found microplastics in various species of Amazonian wildlife, including fish, tapirs, crabs and bats, even within protected areas far from major urban centers.
Plastic is everywhere—even in the foods we eat and the beverages we drink.
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