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Global Plastics Treaty must address full life cycle of plastics

Environment
Learn why a Global Plastics Treaty should include upstream processes to tackle the issue of plastic pollution.

Urgent action is needed to tackle the plastic recycling ‘postcode lottery’

Environment
Find out how implementing a new plastic recycling system in the United Kingdom could improve participation rates. 

Transforming polluting plastics into a circular material

Environment
The Technological University of the Shannon is transforming polluting plastics into a resource for circularity in tandem with nature.

Building a circular economy: Plastic packaging waste and regulation

Environment
Discover how the EU is reducing plastic packaging waste and making all packaging reusable or recyclable by 2030.

How important is plastic recycling in the aquaculture sector?

Environment
Find out more about the great potential for better and commercially viable plastic recycling in the aquaculture sector.

How are sustainable fuels created from plastic waste?

Energy
Learn how captured carbon dioxide and plastic waste can be converted into sustainable fuels for the global clean energy future.

Upcycled plastic membrane could solve plastic pollution problem

Environment
Researchers have developed plant-derived biosolvents to enable the sustainable conversion of plastic waste into valuable membrane materials.

Converting rejected plastic waste into useful materials

Environment
Researchers are integrating tested technologies and developing new ones to break down plastic waste for conversion into useful materials. Researchers are developing new technologies, such...

New method turns plastic waste into valuable soil additive

Environment
Scientists from the University of California, Riverside, have moved one step closer to finding a use for plastic waste.

Plastic recycling innovation receives $3m funding boost

Environment
Research into developing new plastic recycling methods has received $3m in extra funding after winning a global prize.

60% of UK compostable plastics do not fully disintegrate

Environment
A study suggests that 60% of home-compostable plastics do not fully break down in compost bins at home, eventually ending up in our soil.

Israel’s beaches are plagued by microplastic contamination

Environment
A study led by Tel Aviv University has revealed that the Israeli shoreline houses more than two million tonnes of microplastic contamination.

New project will analyse cities’ contributions to microplastic pollution

Environment
The presence of microplastic pollution in cities is damaging to our health and ecosystems. A new project aims to decrease our exposure.

Three UK microplastics scientists receive prestigious Volvo Environment Prize

Environment
Three UK scientists have been awarded the esteemed Volvo Environment Prize 2022 for their world-leading microplastics research.
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