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Scientists Discovered Microbes Feasting on Plastic in the Arctic. It Could Help Fight Pollution
The discovery of microbes in the Arctic and the alps that consume plastic at low temperatures could be a recycling breakthrough.
Animals Are Using Rafts of Plastic Garbage to Colonize the Open Ocean
Coastal animals such as mollusks and crustaceans are making a home on the high seas using heaps of trash from humans, a new study has found.
Government Scientists Make Breakthrough in Recycling Plastics That End Up In Landfills
The vast majority of plastics end up as waste that takes hundreds of years to degrade, but a new study introduces a method that could change that.
Scientists and the Military Want Us to Eat Food Made From Plastic
DARPA-funded research seeks to tackle the climate crisis and global hunger by producing a protein powder from plastic and bacteria.
Scientists Turn Plastic Into Diamonds In Breakthrough
The production of nanodiamonds from PET plastic paves the way toward a new form of recycling, and even has implications for exoplanets that rain diamonds.
Scientists Discover 'Superworms' Eat Plastic, Can Help Tackle Pollution Crisis
Beetle larvae survived on a polystyrene-only diet due to the enzymes in their guts, which may eventually be harnessed in plastic-upcycling bioreactors.
Scientists Make Paper Durable Like Plastic, Without the Pollution
The silica-resin coating is easily applied to paper and makes it waterproof, without creating plastic pollution, and it's anti-bacterial to boot.
Scientists Discover Method to Break Down Plastic in Days, Not Centuries
Scientists modified an enzyme that can break down plastic in one week to create fresh material for new products.
California Investigating Big Oil for ‘Causing’ Plastic Pollution Crisis
California’s Attorney General is coming after Big Oil for causing the plastic pollution crisis and “deceiving” the public about recycling.
The Best (and Easiest) Food Storage Swaps to Cut Down on Plastic
Chip away at your existential dread with beeswax wraps, multi-purpose jars, non-plastic bags, and a highly aesthetic Tupperware-esque brand.
The Entire Arctic Ecosystem Is Awash in Plastic Pollution, Dire Study Reports
Plastic has seeped into the air, ocean, ice, snow, seafloor, and shorelines of the Arctic.
The World Just Vowed to Solve the Global Plastic Problem—Will It Work?
A legally-binding United Nations treaty aims to address the global plastic crisis by 2024.