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UC Berkeley researchers developed an innovative recycling method that breaks down tough plastics into reusable gases.

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New Recycling Tech Could Vaporize Plastic Waste (To Make More Plastic)

UC Berkeley researchers developed an innovative recycling method that breaks down tough plastics into reusable gases.

10.02.24

By Luis Prada
Tech

Scientists Discovered Microbes Feasting on Plastic in the Arctic. It Could Help Fight Pollution

05.10.23

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

Animals Are Using Rafts of Plastic Garbage to Colonize the Open Ocean

04.17.23

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

Government Scientists Make Breakthrough in Recycling Plastics That End Up In Landfills

10.17.22

By Hannah Docter-Loeb
Tech

Scientists and the Military Want Us to Eat Food Made From Plastic

10.12.22

By Miriam Fauzia
Tech

Scientists Turn Plastic Into Diamonds In Breakthrough

09.02.22

By Miriam Fauzia
Tech

Scientists Discover ‘Superworms’ Eat Plastic, Can Help Tackle Pollution Crisis

06.09.22

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

Scientists Make Paper Durable Like Plastic, Without the Pollution

05.13.22

By Audrey Carleton
Tech

Scientists Discover Method to Break Down Plastic in Days, Not Centuries

05.03.22

By Audrey Carleton
Tech

California Investigating Big Oil for ‘Causing’ Plastic Pollution Crisis

04.29.22

By Audrey Carleton
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The Best (and Easiest) Food Storage Swaps to Cut Down on Plastic

04.22.22

By Mary Frances "Francky" Knapp
Tech

The Entire Arctic Ecosystem Is Awash in Plastic Pollution, Dire Study Reports

04.05.22

By Becky Ferreira

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