Enzymes found in landfills around the world may be able to break down plastic waste. Some 11 billion metric tons of plastic are projected to accumulate in the environment by 2050. Enzymatic and ...

As plastic waste keeps on plaguing the planet, an eco-brick is one way to avoid contributing to more landfill - and the ...

UTA’s students have even helped pave a road in Bangladesh, and Hossain said he’s heard from places as far away as Saudi ...

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Just 9% of plastic worldwide is recycled. Due to waste mismanagement, nearly three-quarters of it ends up in landfills or the ...

Environmental groups are concerned that rich countries are exporting plastic to poor countries in the form of “refuse-derived ...

Why does so much of it end up in landfills? It boils down to profitability. SHARE. Facebook LinkedIn Bluesky X Link [Illustration: FC] BY Sibele Cestari. The disposal of plastics is a global problem.

Two years ago, the United Nations declared a global crisis. The cause? Plastic pollution. Plastic is everywhere. It makes up shopping bags, drinking bottles, food wrappers, straws, beverage cups, l… ...

A new type of self-eating plastic could revolutionize the industry and cut down on plastic waste drastically. The new plastic was created by researchers who detailed their results in a new study ...

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Plastics recycling is littered with misleading claims and waste. Here's what that recycling symbol really means, its history and why more than 75% of your plastic waste ends up in landfills ...

More than 90% of Illinois' plastic goes to landfills. Here are some solutions. Posted June 25, 2022 1:00 am. BY JENNY WHIDDEN [email protected] ...