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These 5 Companies Are Responsible For the Majority of the Plastic Pollution in the WorldThe world has a plastic problem, especially in our planet’s oceans. In fact, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch covers an estimated area around twice the size of the state of Texas. Now ...
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Scientists bioengineer mussel-inspired bacteria that sticks to and break down plastic wasteThese scientists have bioengineered a version of Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria that can break down polyethylene ...
Los Angeles County announced a lawsuit against Coca-Cola and Pepsi this week, arguing the soda giants misled the public on ...
By Hiroko Tabuchi Scientists have found plastic pollution almost everywhere they have looked. In clouds. On Mount Everest. In Arctic snow. Now, for the first time, tiny plastic particles have been ...
Nov. 1, 2024 — Wastewater contains nutrients that can overfeed algae, leading to harmful algal blooms and pollution issues in the ocean and other waterways. A new study tracked how these ...
By combining this amplified sticking force with an enzyme that breaks down harmful plastics, their discovery offers a potential new tool for tackling plastic pollution. The research, published in ...
Two weeks after birth, two newborn rats—one male and one female—were tested for micro- and nanoplastic exposure. In both cases, the same type of plastic that the mothers inhaled during ...
testosteroni’s ability to break down plastic. Though the bacteria are promising tools for combating pollution, they are not quite ready to be thrown into wastewater treatment plants and ...
Satellites have long been used to track plastic in the ocean but have struggled to accurately spot pollution against a sandy background. Dr Guffogg's algorithm – called the Beached Plastic ...
Final negotiations for the first-ever United Nations treaty on plastic pollution are due to take place at the end of November. The latest treaty draft states two major objectives: to end plastic ...
More than 400 million tons of plastic waste are produced globally every year, with less than 10% being recycled, according to ...
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Coca-Cola, Pepsi sued by Los Angeles County for plastic pollution( NewsNation ) — A lawsuit was filed Wednesday by Los Angeles County counsel against Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc. for ...
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