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Scientists develop method to convert plastic into useful biochar By Sethu Pradeep Scientists at the University of California, Riverside, have developed a method to convert two common forms of plastic into a highly porous form of charcoal, or char, that can potentially be used as a valuable soil additive. The two forms that can be converted are polystyrene, which is used in styrofoam packing and PET which is commonly used to make water bottles. |
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Converting rejected plastic waste into useful material By www.innovationnewsnetwork.com Researchers are integrating tested technologies and developing new ones to break down plastic waste for conversion into useful materials. They are developing new technologies, such as plasma that shoots ‘bullet’ electrons, to break down plastic waste to convert it into useful materials. |
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Upcycled plastic membrane could solve plastic pollution problem By www.innovationnewsnetwork.com Researchers have developed plant-derived bio solvents to enable the sustainable conversion of plastic waste into valuable membrane materials. Plastic waste can be used as a raw material for making high-performance porous membranes. These could then be used in the chemical industry for the energy-efficient separation of complex chemical mixtures or to clean up waste streams, further adding to the environmental appeal of the process. |
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Startup by 2 Friends Has Turned Plastic Waste Into 300 Million FMCG Bottles By www.thebetterindia.com Meet Mani Vajipey and Raj Madangopal, who quit their lucrative careers to solve India's massive non-recycled plastic waste problem. With their startup, Banyan Nation, they have recycled over one lakh tonnes of plastic waste, so far, into 300 million FMCG bottles. |
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Eco-friendly Nigerian artist turns plastic flip-flops into portraits By www.shine.cn Eugene Komboye, a Nigerian artist, is turning discarded plastic flip-flop sandals into colourful portraits in an effort to help clean up the environment in a country where plastic pollution is prevalent. What started as an assignment in a college in 2017, has become a full-time job for Komboye, whose studio in the city of Abeokuta in the southwest state of Ogun now trains aspiring artists who want to follow in his footsteps and create flip-flop portraits. |
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Duo Use 16,000 Plastic Bottles to Build Eco-Friendly Home That Stays Naturally Cool By www.thebetterindia.com Aurangabad duo Namita Kapale and Kalyani Bharmbe built an eco-friendly mud home with walls made of thousands of plastic bottles that would have otherwise ended up in landfills. They explain how their creation is sustainable in all forms. |
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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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