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Scientists create emissions-free method for recycling plastics. By Loukia Papadopoulos Researchers from the University of Colorado have conceived of a method of making useful materials out of some of the plastics that are inundating landfills everywhere. |
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A new polymer protects vaccines and drugs without causing allergic reactions. By plasticstoday.com The newly developed coating reduces the risk of anaphylaxis in vaccine and drug recipients, a rare but potentially fatal reaction to conventional polymer coatings. |
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How plastics are driving EV proliferation! By Stephen Moore From charging infrastructure and battery performance to automotive safety, plastic-based solutions are accelerating EV adoption. |
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A ‘genius’ for tracking plastic waste. By Rhoda Miel Jenna Jambeck, the University of Georgia professor of environmental engineering who helped create systems to track plastic pollution, has been named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow for 2022. She has been involved in tracking marine plastics for decades. Her team developed the Circularity Assessment Protocol as a rigorous, cost-effective toolkit. |
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The immeasurable benefits of plastics to humanity. By Angela Logomasini It is popular these days for people to proclaim that they are giving up plastics. Just browse the Web and you will find all sorts of advice on how to live “plastics free”. While there may be good intentions behind these efforts—such as the desire to stop ocean pollution and adverse impacts on wildlife—they are unlikely to solve real problems. |
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Engineering plastics are becoming more and more sustainable while attaining circularity. By Ann R. Thryft Renewable and recycled engineering plastics with mechanical performance as good as fossil-based polymers are now real. But they may represent only a drop in the ocean of global plastic waste. |
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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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