AvatarJasmin PennypantsThese drones are swallowing tonnes of plastic waste before it reaches the oceanverified_publisherEuronews - Shivan SarnaMillions of tonnes of plastic wind up in the ocean every year, killing plants and animals. That’s why companies around the world have developed novel …
AvatarJasmin PennypantsNearly half of Amazon shareholders agree: Time to cut back on plastic packaginggrist.org - Joseph WintersFollowing a report claiming that Amazon used nearly 600 million pounds of plastic to package its products in 2020, shareholders turned out in record …
AvatarJasmin PennypantsPlastic-munching superworms offer hope for recyclingverified_publisherBBC News - By Tiffanie TurnbullA species of insect larvae with a taste for plastic could help revolutionise recycling, researchers say. Australian scientists have found the Zophobas morio - commonly known as a superworm - can survive on a diet of polystyrene. They believe the beetle larvae digest the plastic through a gut …
AvatarJasmin PennypantsMicroplastics were just found in Antarctica's fresh snow for the first timeinterestingengineering.com - Grant CurrinHoly cow.
AvatarJasmin PennypantsPlastic Recycling Doesn’t Work and Will Never Workverified_publisherThe Atlantic - Judith EnckIf the plastics industry is following the tobacco industry’s playbook, it may never admit to the failure of plastics recycling. Americans support recycling. We do too. But although some materials can be effectively recycled and safely made from recycled content, plastics cannot. Plastic recycling …
AvatarJasmin PennypantsResearch finds 30,000 enzymes that can degrade plasticinhabitat - Written by Bonface LandiMicrobes across the world and in deep oceans are evolving to eat plastic, according to a new study. The report, published in the journal Microbial …
