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Trash to Treasure: Researchers Transform Food Waste Into Eco-Friendly Plastic
The latest research could help reduce waste and provide a sustainable alternative to traditional plastics.
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Kerala Student Creates Eco-Friendly Pen To Reduce Plastic Waste
Amala Jose, a college student from Kerala, has designed PenCanvas, a biodegradable pen made from sustainable materials, with support from her college and mentors to address plastic pollution.
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Japanese Scientists Develop New Plastic That Dissolves In Saltwater
Japanese scientists at RIKEN CEMS, led by Takuzo Aida, have developed a new supramolecular plastic that maintains strength in use but dissolves quickly in saltwater.
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Biodegradable Microbeads Could Replace Plastic Exfoliants in Skincare Products
A new biodegradable microbead has been developed as a potential replacement for plastic exfoliants in skincare products. These polymer-based beads break down into molecules resembling sugars and amino acids, making them environmentally safe. When tested on pig skin, the beads demonstrated superior performance in removing permanent marker and eyelin...
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Scientists Have Made 100 Percent Biodegradable Plastic From Barley, Can Be Used For Food Packaging
Only about nine percent of plastic is recycled globally, the rest ends up being incinerated, dumped into landfills or ends up polluting nature.
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"Monumental Step": Scientists Create Biodegradable Microplastics
Microplastics are extremely small pieces of plastic debris in the environment resulting from the disposal and breakdown of consumer products and industrial waste.
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Microplastics Crisis Demands More Than Just Ocean Cleanups and Biodegradables, Says Expert
In 2004, Professor Richard Thompson, a marine biologist from the University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom, coined the term "microplastics."
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Scientists Use Bacteria To Convert CO2 In The Air Into Bioplastic
Researchers have discovered a novel microorganism that can convert today's CO2 into biodegradable plastic in the future.
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IIT Guwahati Eyes To Tie Up With Industry To Make Eco-Friendly Plastic Products Available To People
IIT Guwahati is working on different projects by using indigenously developed biodegradable plastic, polymers and resins in creating carrybags, food trays, toys and medical equipment.
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Researchers Develop Method to Break Down Plastics Under UV Light
Although biodegradable plastics can be decomposed, they require certain industrial conditions to be broken down. Researchers have now developed a way that could make plastics more degradable even in natural environments. Scientists at the Centre for Sustainable and Circular Technology (CSCT) of the University of Bath have devised a method to decomp...
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Zomato Announces 100 Percent Plastic Neutral Deliveries From April 2022
Zomato has announced 100 percent plastic neutral delivers from April 2022 and stated that it is important to promote biodegradable and other non-plastic alternatives.
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Defence Body DRDO Launches Biodegradable Packaging Products
With the aim of reducing single-use plastic, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in collaboration with Acharya Nagarjuna University and Ecolastic Private Limited, launched environmentally safe packaging products made from natural an
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Michelin To Use Plastic Bottles To Manufacture Tyres
French tyre manufacturer, Michelin, announced that it has developed a long term solution to manufacture tyres out of plastic bottles, which could help reuse the millions of single-use plastic bottles which are one of the big sources of global pollution.
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Zero Plastic: Viral Tweet Shows Ice Cream Served In Green, Eco-Friendly Cup
Single use plastic no more! A recent tweet by a user showcases how disposable plastic cups can easily be replaced by green, biodegradable ones.
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Tejas Express Passengers Will Now Get Biodegradable Water Bottles
Passengers onboard the Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Express, the country's first private semi-high speed train, were being given biodegradable packaged drinking water bottles.
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Trash to Treasure: Researchers Transform Food Waste Into Eco-Friendly Plastic
The latest research could help reduce waste and provide a sustainable alternative to traditional plastics.
-
Kerala Student Creates Eco-Friendly Pen To Reduce Plastic Waste
Amala Jose, a college student from Kerala, has designed PenCanvas, a biodegradable pen made from sustainable materials, with support from her college and mentors to address plastic pollution.
-
Japanese Scientists Develop New Plastic That Dissolves In Saltwater
Japanese scientists at RIKEN CEMS, led by Takuzo Aida, have developed a new supramolecular plastic that maintains strength in use but dissolves quickly in saltwater.
-
Biodegradable Microbeads Could Replace Plastic Exfoliants in Skincare Products
A new biodegradable microbead has been developed as a potential replacement for plastic exfoliants in skincare products. These polymer-based beads break down into molecules resembling sugars and amino acids, making them environmentally safe. When tested on pig skin, the beads demonstrated superior performance in removing permanent marker and eyelin...
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Scientists Have Made 100 Percent Biodegradable Plastic From Barley, Can Be Used For Food Packaging
Only about nine percent of plastic is recycled globally, the rest ends up being incinerated, dumped into landfills or ends up polluting nature.
-
"Monumental Step": Scientists Create Biodegradable Microplastics
Microplastics are extremely small pieces of plastic debris in the environment resulting from the disposal and breakdown of consumer products and industrial waste.
-
Microplastics Crisis Demands More Than Just Ocean Cleanups and Biodegradables, Says Expert
In 2004, Professor Richard Thompson, a marine biologist from the University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom, coined the term "microplastics."
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Scientists Use Bacteria To Convert CO2 In The Air Into Bioplastic
Researchers have discovered a novel microorganism that can convert today's CO2 into biodegradable plastic in the future.
-
IIT Guwahati Eyes To Tie Up With Industry To Make Eco-Friendly Plastic Products Available To People
IIT Guwahati is working on different projects by using indigenously developed biodegradable plastic, polymers and resins in creating carrybags, food trays, toys and medical equipment.
-
Researchers Develop Method to Break Down Plastics Under UV Light
Although biodegradable plastics can be decomposed, they require certain industrial conditions to be broken down. Researchers have now developed a way that could make plastics more degradable even in natural environments. Scientists at the Centre for Sustainable and Circular Technology (CSCT) of the University of Bath have devised a method to decomp...
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Zomato Announces 100 Percent Plastic Neutral Deliveries From April 2022
Zomato has announced 100 percent plastic neutral delivers from April 2022 and stated that it is important to promote biodegradable and other non-plastic alternatives.
-
Defence Body DRDO Launches Biodegradable Packaging Products
With the aim of reducing single-use plastic, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in collaboration with Acharya Nagarjuna University and Ecolastic Private Limited, launched environmentally safe packaging products made from natural an
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Michelin To Use Plastic Bottles To Manufacture Tyres
French tyre manufacturer, Michelin, announced that it has developed a long term solution to manufacture tyres out of plastic bottles, which could help reuse the millions of single-use plastic bottles which are one of the big sources of global pollution.
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Zero Plastic: Viral Tweet Shows Ice Cream Served In Green, Eco-Friendly Cup
Single use plastic no more! A recent tweet by a user showcases how disposable plastic cups can easily be replaced by green, biodegradable ones.
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Tejas Express Passengers Will Now Get Biodegradable Water Bottles
Passengers onboard the Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Express, the country's first private semi-high speed train, were being given biodegradable packaged drinking water bottles.
