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New Enzyme Can Gobble Plastic Waste by the Billions of Tons

April 28, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on New Enzyme Can Gobble Plastic Waste by the Billions of Tons

AUSTIN, Texas, April 28, 2022 (ENS) – An enzyme variant created by engineers and scientists at the University of Texas at Austin can break down environment-strangling plastics that typically take [...]

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Coal Waste Reimagined as ‘Ecofriendly’

March 29, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Coal Waste Reimagined as ‘Ecofriendly’

WASHINGTON, DC, March 29, 2022 (ENS) – Turning coal waste from power plants into fire-resistant, strong, lightweight building materials is a project the U.S. Department of Energy is supporting, investing [...]

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Answering the Imperiled Ocean’s Silent Cries for Help

February 27, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Answering the Imperiled Ocean’s Silent Cries for Help

BREST, France, February 25, 2022 (ENS) – “Immense, restless and wild,” the ocean is beset by dangers, but solutions do exist and Europe is ready to lead the way to [...]

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Unilever Uses 1st Product Bottles Made of Paper, Not Plastic

December 15, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Unilever Uses 1st Product Bottles Made of Paper, Not Plastic

LONDON, UK, December 15, 2021 (ENS) – The British multinational consumer goods company Unilever is using a new technology to create the first paper-based laundry detergent bottle made of sustainably [...]

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Upcycling Turns Plastic Waste Into Oils, Foods

August 5, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Upcycling Turns Plastic Waste Into Oils, Foods

AMES, Iowa, August 5, 2021 (ENS) – In pursuit of a circular economy that captures waste plastic before it contaminates the environment, scientists are transforming discarded plastic items, originally made [...]

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WasteShark, the Swimming Drone, Devours Marine Trash

April 5, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on WasteShark, the Swimming Drone, Devours Marine Trash

ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands, April 5, 2021 (ENS) – The Rotterdam-based startup RanMarine Technology has built a drone that swims rather than flies. The WasteShark traverses waterways to collect litter, biomass, [...]

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Secret Canada-U.S. Plastic Waste Trade Deal Revealed

December 18, 2020 News Editor Comments Off on Secret Canada-U.S. Plastic Waste Trade Deal Revealed

 

SEATTLE, Washington, December 18, 2020 (ENS) – Environmental groups are calling a secret agreement on plastic wastes signed between Canada and the United States “illegal, unacceptable and dangerous.” In [...]

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