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Plastic Matters May 2021 |
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New method turns plastic waste into useful liquid. By Cody DeBos A new technique created by researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara could help in eradicating plastic waste. It works by breaking down plastics at a molecular level and yields a liquid that can be used in other applications. |
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Tech breakthrough promises hydrogen gas from plastic waste. By Alex Kimani The plastics and petrochemicals industry could get a boost from a new technology that scientists believe can turn plastic waste into the holy grail of hydrogen gas. |
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IBM joins Alliance, develops a platform to track plastic waste globally. By Jeff Kart You might say IBM has joined the Plastic Avengers - The Alliance to End Plastic Waste. The tech giant’s superpower: Designing a new data platform to help track plastic waste and recovery on a global scale. |
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Uttar Pradesh Govt is using single-use plastic waste to build a 1.500 km road. By News18 Single-use plastic is going to be used in the construction of roads spanning 1,500 km in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, the state government has decided. The project will use the construction technique of Mr. Rajagopalan Vasudevan, the Plastic man of India. |
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IRS officer uses waste plastic bottles to create vertical gardens. By ANI Rohit Mehra, Additional Commissioner of Income Tax Department, has used 70 tonnes of waste plastic bottles as pots for creating vertical gardens in Ludhiana, in an attempt to reduce air pollution and plastic pollution at the same time. |
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Vaccines - A gift packed in plastics. By Matt Seaholm Transporting the life-saving COVID-19 vaccines needed an innovative packaging solution that is durable, efficient, and able to maintain a -70 degree temperature throughout its journey. Plastic in the form of Expanded polystyrene has come to the rescue. |
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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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