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New bio-based polymers look forward to nurturing the soil. By - Tokyo Institute of Technology A team of scientists at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, led by Assistant Professor Daisuke Aoki and Professor Hideyuki Otsuka produced plastics using biomass (bioplastics), which are chemically recycled back into fertilizers. Talk about a sure shot, circular solution to the disposal of non-biodegradable plastic. |
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Plastic packaging: Prioritizing the planet first and aesthetics second. By - Michigan State An assessment in the US evaluated the environmental impacts of replacing polyethylene, or PE packaging like bags and films with glass and aluminium. The findings proved that PE packaging offers lower environmental impacts in terms of global warming, fossil energy consumption, and water scarcity. |
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Petgas: Breathing new life into plastic waste. By - Devdiscourse News Desk Nothing was ever the same after Petgas, a Mexican startup in Mexico, learned to tackle plastic waste. The company's innovative machine converts almost 1.5 tons of waste plastics weekly and produces 356 gallons of valuable fuels like gasoline, diesel and other by-products, through the process of pyrolysis. |
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Immortal plastic paves the path for a pollution-free future. By - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Scientists have successfully engineered microbes to produce biological alternatives for a type of plastic known as poly(diketoenamine), or PDK, offering a permanent and eco-friendly substitute to finite, polluting petrochemicals. And this right here, is what we can undoubtedly call a scientific breakthrough. |
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New recyclable plastic is ready to reverse the damage. By - Riken Takuzo Aida and a group of researchers at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) have created a new durable and biodegradable plastic with a unique ability to break down in seawater. This eco-innovation offers a potential solution to microplastic pollution. |
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That’s all for now. Issued in public interest by Indian Centre for Plastics in the Environment,
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