Planet Pulse
OCTOBER 27, 2020
New research combining Planet’s high cadence satellite imagery and other innovative technologies has successfully found the sources and pathways of plastic pollution in the Caribbean Sea. A boom is filled with plastic, and yet was only able to collect small amounts of it due to much of the debris passing it by. km2 to 0.77km2.
The Environmental Blog
MARCH 12, 2021
For example, you might find that a huge amount of plastic is simply ending up in the general waste and not getting recycled. of business waste was recycled in 2016 and 44.9% Ditch plastics and consider using reusable glass containers. Even consider how you can use biodegradable and compostable packing materials instead.
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Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 18, 2019
The textile is seemingly produced without the use of toxins and is “organic and biodegradable.” “Initially the focus was more on the medical industry but the idea of using the same technology for producing leatherlike textile came up in spring 2016.” “With our technology we can give that waste a new life.”
GreenBiz
AUGUST 26, 2020
Where there's hope for speeding up business action on plastics. Its landmark report, "The New Plastics Economy," sounded the alarm in 2016 that if "business as usual" continues, by 2025 the ocean may hold more plastic than fish by weight. Plastics Pact by EMF, The Recycling Partnership and WWF. Elsa Wenzel.
The Environmental Blog
OCTOBER 4, 2021
The untreated and improperly managed biomedical waste comprising of personal protective equipment (PPE), face masks, face shields, gloves, plastic coverall, head cover, hazmat suit, shoe covers, syringes and miscellaneous medical equipment used by the patients and healthcare workers has the potential of spreading various types of infections. [1]
Grist
JANUARY 8, 2021
And the tough, fiber-reinforced plastics blades are made of don’t break down easily once they’re in the ground. They are very difficult to move around, and they are not biodegradable,” Bank said. Since 2016, Re-Wind, a collaboration among researchers in the U.S., Bank’s team is betting we can.
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Loliware was founded in 2016 in pursuit of "a radical leap towards [a sustainable packaging] future." Although the pandemic has disrupted hospitality and demand, Loliware has used the lull to advance its technology and scale manufacturing with a mission to overturn legacy plastics. They can functionally compete with legacy materials .
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