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Plastic Matters October 2020 |
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Millions of waste plastic turned into thousands of ‘new normal’ school chairs By philstar.com In Philippines, millions of used sachets that could have ended up in landfills or as marine litter have been successfully upcycled to school chairs with safety dividers. |
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New recycling method turns plastic waste into useful liquid By Cody DeBos Humanity is creating plastic waste at a staggering rate. Despite the damage that plastic does to the environment, the amount we can recycle is dwarfed by the amount we throw into landfills. Although everyone knows that plastic is a problem, traditional recycling methods simply aren’t effective enough. |
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Tech breakthrough promises hydrogen gas from plastic waste By Alex Kimani A group of researchers from the U.K., China, and Saudi Arabia have developed a new technology that does something we could only have dreamed of: It converts plastic waste into hydrogen and carbon nanotubes by pulverizing it using microwaves with iron oxide and aluminum oxide serving as catalysts. |
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Household plastic waste of 1.5 tonnes to be recycled for production of public amenities By Pratip Acharya As part of the 'Mumbai Plastic Recyclothon Project' launched by city-based non-profit body - Project Mumbai, plastic wastes were collected from 100 residential buildings and housing societies and 30 corporate firms on October 2 and 7. |
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Recycling plastic, brick by brick By Express News Service Every few weeks, the children set aside a few hours of their time to collect plastic garbage and water bottles from the community of over 4,000 households. |
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That’s all for now. Issued in public interest by ICPE Mumbai |  |