Biodegradable Microplastics Pollution Recycling 
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 10, 2024
It’s described as the first fully recyclable paper crisp packet by The British Crisp Co., Consumers can dispose of the new crisp packet in their normal kerbside recycling collection along with their other paper recyclable items. It uses an innovative polymer, Hydropol, instead of conventional plastic.
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 27, 2020
UK biotech company Toraphene says it is preparing to unveil the world’s first truly biodegradable, compostable and commercially viable alternative to plastic packaging. It’s because they need specific manmade conditions to biodegrade, and many degrade into microplastics, which contaminate our oceans and food chain for centuries”.
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Grist
APRIL 19, 2023
As environmental challenges go, microfiber pollution has come from practically out of nowhere. By one estimate , they account for as much as one-third of all microplastics released to the ocean. There is also limited knowledge about how much microfiber pollution comes from the developing world, where most people wash by hand. (A
The Environmental Blog
MARCH 19, 2020
With this change comes more energy and water consumption, more air and ocean pollution and more carbon emissions. On top of the industry’s CO2 emissions , it also affects water consumption and air and ocean pollution. The microplastics in clothes are non-biodegradable and pollute the water.
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. Typically, temporary floating barriers called booms are deployed in ocean clean-up efforts to collect and contain pollutants.
Green Business Bureau
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Choosing reclaimed wood reduces the fossil fuel use and pollution that comes from clearing and processing trees into lumber. RECYCLED STEEL. Recycling metal rather than using virgin ore helps preserve natural resources and saves energy. RECYCLED PLASTIC. minority and women-owned suppliers).
AGreenLiving
MARCH 26, 2020
Mexico City-based NOS has come out with a design to address one of the many causes of plastic pollution that consumers tend to overlook: toothbrushes. The company’s Everloop toothbrush combines a reusable, recycled plastic handle with replaceable bristles made from compostable bamboo.
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