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Innovative biomaterials to help the world replace plastic

AGreenLiving

In the past century, contaminants such as plastic turned the world upside down. Plastic litters the Earth and contributes to carbon emissions. Scientists from Aalto University in Finland are working on bio-based degradable materials that could replace plastic. Via Newswise Lead image via Pexels.

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A clean ocean by 2030: UN panel charts “the most direct course”

Envirotec Magazine

The statement purports to chart “the most direct route to a clean ocean” citing the following objectives for 2030: Enlarge understanding of pathways for spread and fates of pollutants. Reduce and remove top-priority forms of pollution (e.g., To prevent recurrence, reduce sources or emission of pollutants (e.g.,

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Using Recycled Paper Is Not Just About Saving Trees

Unsustainable

In developed countries, recycled paper is very easy to find, yet not nearly enough people are making that switch. Recycled paper can save the Earth; here are some facts that reveal how and why. words Ana Yong Recycled paper has been around for a long time but not everyone is using it. offices use 12.1 offices use 12.1

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How Shell Is Selling the Petrochemical Buildout as ‘Sustainable’

DeSmogBlog

This reporting was made possible in part due to a media briefing sponsored by Beyond Plastics, Inclusive Louisiana, Louisiana Bucket Brigade, and The Descendants Project, which included local meals in Louisiana. Part of that strategy appears to be redefining its expanding petrochemical and plastics business as a solution to climate change.

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Vodka made from captured carbon dioxide? That’s the spirit.

Grist

Crystal-clear liquid flows from the array into big plastic drums, which chemists wheel toward a tall metal still. The team hopes that selling a consumer product will allow it to scale up its pilot system for making alcohol, so that the company can expand into alternative fuels, plastic-making chemicals, or other markets.

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The Impact of Chemicals in Everyday Products: How to Choose Non-Toxic Alternatives

The Environmental Blog

The Hidden Dangers of Chemicals in Everyday Products The shelves of supermarkets and stores are lined with an array of products promising cleanliness, beauty, and convenience. These chemicals have been linked to skin allergies, endocrine disruption, and water pollution when they wash down the drain.

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'We have to reinvent almost everything': Meet the company building Europe's first fossil-free, degradable plastics plant

Business Green

Dutch firm Avantium manufactures plant-based plastics from fructose, and is also exploring captured CO2 as a future feedstock for fossil-free materials. Plastics are everywhere, and the problems they pose are well documented. Plastics are now in our food, our drink, the air we breathe, and almost every product we buy.