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Plastic Matters April 2021 |
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Bacteria and fungi snack on a mountain of plastic waste. By Parth Shastri A potential weapon in the war against plastic waste has been found in Ahmedabad. A group of researchers have found tiny plastic eating bacteria at Pirana, which can be engineered to cut the city’s garbage mountain to size. |
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Turning plastic waste into hydrogen. By Pippa Neill New facilities established in the UK, hope to revolutionise the way plastic waste is currently being handled. These powerhouses will use clean technology at local levels, providing a treatment solution for end of life plastic waste whilst producing clean hydrogen fuel. |
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The important role of plastics in healthcare. By Leila Hawkins Why is plastic so vital in the healthcare sector? While single-use plastics are not thriving in popularity at the moment, it is the most common material used in the manufacturing of medical devices, medical packaging and equipments. And there is a good reason for it. |
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Millions of waste plastic sachets turned into thousands of new school chairs. By Philstar.com P&G Philippines and World Vision’s Pag-Asa as Basra program recovered a total of 3.2 million pieces of plastic sachets and over 870,000 plastic bottle which could have otherwise ended up in landfills or as marine litter. This recovered plastic waste has been successfully upcycled to school chairs with safety dividers. |
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Two school teachers from Andheri pack a punch against plastic pollution. By Salina Fatima Realising the disastrous effect of plastic pollution on the environment, two primary school teachers, Farida and Arwa have made it their mission to educate their neighbourhood about the importance of waste segregation. Their initiative ‘Turning the Tide - Against Plastic Pollution’ aims to eradicate the very root cause of plastic menace in the city. |
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5 common misperception surrounding the environmental impact of plastic. By Jim Erickson It is easy to conclude that the main environmental problem today is an over abundance of single-use containers. But if we simply recycled more of them, we’d go a long way to minimising its impacts. According to University of Michigan’s environmental engineer Shelie Miller, most of the environmental impacts of many consumer products are tied to the products inside, not the packaging material. |
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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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