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Ecodesign to Reduce the Effects of Plastic Pollution on the Environment

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With plastic pollution being a substantial danger to ecosystems and human health, numerous solutions to reduce this sort of pollution include lowering plastic manufacturing, reducing plastic waste creation, and enhancing plastic material and product design. Researchers have now created a sustainability score for the ecological design of plastic objects with minimal environmental persistence. According to …

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Ecodesign to Reduce the Effects of Plastic Pollution on the Environment

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With plastic pollution being a substantial danger to ecosystems and human health, numerous solutions to reduce this sort of pollution include lowering plastic manufacturing, reducing plastic waste creation, and enhancing plastic material and product design. Researchers have now created a sustainability score for the ecological design of plastic objects with minimal environmental persistence. According to …

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Unbottling the Truth: Scientists Find Over 2 Lakh Tiny Plastic Fragments in a Bottle of Water

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Life is all about making difficult choices. One such choice a lot of us frequently face is whether to pick the “safe but expensive” bottled water the waiter at the restaurant is dangling before us or the “questionable but free” tap water. Your choice, of course, usually depends on the kind of establishment it is …

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Researchers say accounting for plastic persistence can minimize environmental impacts

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With plastic pollution posing a significant threat to ecosystems and human health, various strategies to lessen this type of pollution include reducing the production of plastic, decreasing the generation of plastic waste, and improving the material and product design of plastic items. Now, researchers have developed a sustainability metric for the ecological design of plastic products that …

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Why are plastic rocks found across 5 continents, and what are the threats?

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The emergence of plastic rocks across five continents has been catching attention of experts across the world. If reports are to go by, these plastic rocks found in various locations across the globe, are of peculiar forms, and are primarily composed of compressed rock and discarded plastic polymers. They have surfaced on coastlines and inland …

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IAEA Uses Nuclear Tools to Study Antarctic Plastic Pollution

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Last week, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) launched its first scientific research expedition to investigate the extent of microplastics pollution in the Antarctica. Argentine President Javier Milei and IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi led the launch of the expedition at the Marambio and Esperanza Argentine Antarctic Bases. The project includes a two-person research …

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Goodbye to Single-Use Plastic

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From bamboo to Dry Molded Fiber to paper, companies are turning to sustainable alternatives to plastic when it comes to bottle production. By Brad Addington 2023 was abundant with packaging innovations, including when it comes to one of the most ubiquitous packaging options of all: bottles. One key initiative has been to reduce the use of …

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Reduce, reuse, refuse: tips to cut down plastic use in your kitchen

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Every year, we dump 10m tons of plastic into the ocean, and solving the problem will require regulatory action. But there are ways consumers can help. Cutting boards, non-stick pans, mixing bowls, even tea bags: in the kitchen, plastics can be hidden in plain sight.It’s something that Jessica Brinkworth, an anthropology professor at the University …

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Putting a stop to plastic

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The pollution of terrestrial and aquatic systems by the plastics that humans consume and whose waste we do not manage well, is one of those environmental problems that we already measure in millions of tons: every year, more than 20 million tons of plastic (the equivalent of 1,770 truckloads every day) are dumped into nature. The scenarios …

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Plastic Pollution in West Asia: Challenges and Sustainable Solutions

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Introduction Plastics are ubiquitous materials used in almost every aspect of modern life. While plastics have brought numerous benefits, their excessive production, use and mismanaged waste have led to serious environmental issues. These problems encompass pollution, the deterioration of ecosystems, and potential health hazards for humans. Disturbingly, plastic waste has infiltrated all corners of our …

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