Grist
APRIL 19, 2023
By one estimate , they account for as much as one-third of all microplastics released to the ocean. California-based companyIntrinsic Advanced Materials sells a pre-treatment, added to fabrics during manufacturing, that it claims helps polyester and nylon biodegrade in seawater within years rather than decades. on Apr 19, 2023.
The Environmental Blog
APRIL 17, 2024
Seabirds, whales, seals, turtles, and fish mistake plastic bags, bottles, and microplastics (fragments smaller than 5 millimeters) for food, leading to ingestion and starvation. Microplastics can also absorb and concentrate harmful toxins in the ocean, entering the food chain and bioaccumulating in predators like fish and shellfish.
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Envirotec Magazine
MAY 11, 2023
Moreover, future trends, which estimate an increase in the production of biopolymers to meet market demand, could reduce the price of these materials and make biobased ropes even more competitive,” concludes Arantzamendi.
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 10, 2024
Furthermore, if unintentionally released into the natural environment, Hydropol – which is non-toxic and marine safe – will dissolve and subsequently biodegrade. It does not break down into harmful microplastics, so it still has a safe end-of-life even if it is not disposed of as intended.
The Environmental Blog
MARCH 19, 2020
With supply and demand necessities and pressures to fulfill capitalistic demands, the industry is at a peak of production that it hasn’t seen before. The microplastics in clothes are non-biodegradable and pollute the water. The higher and faster the demand for clothes, the more they will have to work.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 26, 2020
Digital networks and online platforms scaled to meet spiking demand during social distancing. There's an obvious wow factor to using new material that's truly biodegradable or recyclable, just as IKEA is replacing plastic foam packaging with mushroom-based material that can be grown in a week, reused and then composted in a month.
Green Business Bureau
DECEMBER 28, 2022
Glass is non-biodegradable, and there are no biodegradable alternative materials on the market. This figure highlights a supply-demand discrepancy in the U.S. As with glass, steel is non-biodegradable and there aren’t biodegradable options on the market. Material recycling and recovery.
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