Avainsana: Plastic
New techniques to give second life to packaging, textile, tyre and mattress waste
According to estimates by the European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers Association (ETRMA), up to four million tonnes of end-of-life tyres are generated each year…
Novel processes Send Apple Waste Packing
A new study by researchers at Oregon State University details a key advance in turning apple waste into an environmentally friendly packaging material that…
ESA Tests Marine Plastic Detection in Ocean Wave Facility
Could satellites be able to help track and map the marine plastic waste befouling our oceans? Research teams from across Europe returned to a Netherlands-based…
Ground coffee cups destined for circular economy
The research team completed a comprehensive pilot study in 2020, in collaboration with Wyndham City Council. The partners tested a range of new…
Using blockchain to ensure traceability in plastic waste streams
Project TRACKCYCLE will embed blockchain technology into the advanced recycling value chain, with the aim of providing a fully traceable and accurately labelled record…
Report looks at single-use plastic products in travel and tourism
‘Rethinking Single-Use Plastic Products in Travel & Tourism’ launches as countries around the world begin to reopen, and the travel & tourism sector starts…
This is how India wants to become free of single-use plastic by 2022
”Plastic per se is not a problem, it is uncollected plastic waste that is”, Indias Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said in a Statement on…
Palmolive Unveils 100% Post-Consumer Recycled Plastic Bottles in Drive toward Circular Economy
Palmolive is relaunching its Palmolive Ultra dish soap in bottles now made with 100% post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic. The company says the move will divert…
As Plastic Pollution in Rivers Gets Worse, Species Are Increasingly Living on Litter
Scientists have long warned that the world’s major rivers and estuaries are hotspots for plastic waste, as trash and microparticles wash down tributaries and congregate…
#ECOSQUADGOALS: A Digital Citizen Science Approach to Understanding Solid-Waste Management
To commemorate World Science Day 2020 and as response to the pandemic UNESCO supported the #EcoSquadGoals launched on 11 December 2020 and organized by De…
Could a plastic tax be coming to Asia?
Asia should implement a tax on non-recyclable plastic waste to manage its staggering ocean plastic leakage problem, said a recycling expert at one of the…
Plastics Pact set direction for European circular economy
The strategy has been published by the European Plastics Pact, which was launched in March by the Netherlands, France and Denmark. It comprises 15 national…
Industrial waste is reused to produce alternatives to plastic
In Brazil, researchers at São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Ilha Solteira have developed a film that can replace plastic in food packaging. The film…
Plastic-Free Cucumbers Reduce Plastic and Food Waste
Apeel Sciences and Houweling’s Group have partnered to launch plastic-free cucumbers in Walmart to increase shelf life and reduce plastic and food waste. Apeel,…
Banned: Canada takes next step toward zero plastic waste by 2030
Canada took the next step in its effort to achieve zero plastic waste by 2030 last week when it announced a ban on certain single-use…
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