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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.
The UN Is Finally, Maybe, Doing Something About Plastic Pollution
About 10 million tons of plastic waste are dumped into our oceans every year—the equivalent of a garbage truck of plastic every minute. A new UN treaty is trying to fight that.
Sea Life Is Colonizing Islands of Plastic Garbage In the Ocean, Scientists Say
Marine life such as flotsam crabs thriving on "rafts" of plastic waste could spread invasive species, scientists warn in a new report.
Scientists Just Made Plastic Out of Salmon Sperm
Care for coffee served in a bioplastic cup, made from salmon sperm?
Tiny Sea Turtle Washes Up With 158 Pieces of Trash in Stomach
This isn’t the first time a marine creature in Thailand has borne the brunt of plastic pollution.