The Story You’ve Been Told About Recycling Is a Lie
If only the story had ended there. Despite that legislative success, the poorer nations of the world have never stopped being ...
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Opinion: The President’s Plastic Trigger
President Trump delights in alarming opponents and aiding friends in polluting industries By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue ...
Recycle right: misconceptions, and what not to do
One of the biggest recycling misconceptions is assuming the recycling facility can easily separate items placed in the bin, says Jay Simmons, packaging product development manager from North Pacific ...
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Marine fungi with plastic munching power can be made hungrier, angrier with new method
Fungi have been recognized as potential allies in the fight against plastic pollution for a while now. These microorganisms ...
Mighty marine fungi degrade plastic by eating it, and can be conditioned to do it faster
Plastic is the most prevalent marine pollutant, and plastic surfaces are the fastest growing habitat in the ocean.
$5M trash boom gets first real test as storm hits San Diego-Tijuana border region
"The boom prevents the flow of floating trash," said Oscar Romo, executive director of Alter Terra. "It's already working." ...
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Mighty marine fungi degrade plastic, can train to do it faster
Researchers at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa recently discovered that many species of fungi isolated from Hawai‘i’s ...
Trump signs executive order to keep plastic straws
Trump’s executive order claims that paper straws use chemicals that may carry risks to human health are more expensive to ...