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Birds are building nests out of decades-old plastic trash and it’s a record of the Anthropocene
FIFA World Cup souvenir. A McDonald’s McChicken container from 1996. Decades-old plastic packaging. Look inside the nests of ...
Plastic recycling gets a breath of fresh air
Current methods to recycle plastics often use expensive catalysts, harsh conditions and produce toxic byproducts. New process ...
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Scientists find new method to recycle plastic using air and inexpensive catalyst
Scientists at Northwestern University have discovered a simple, eco-friendly way to break down plastic using just air ...
Fayetteville set to be the site of a company's first facility to convert plastic to fuel
Cutting-edge waste-to-energy technology is coming to Cumberland County as a California company is set to open its first location in Fayetteville, the Fayetteville Cumberland Economic Development ...
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PlasticHeal project sheds light on hidden health effects of nanoplastics
Microplastics and nanoplastics, two of the smallest and most invisible forms of plastic pollution, may pose risks to human health.
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Plastic recycling gets a breath of fresh air
New process converts PET plastic into monomer building blocks, which can be recycled into new PET products or upcycled into higher value materials. In experiments, method recovered 94% of monomers ...