WVU researchers develop microwave technology that could extend the life cycle of plastics
For the past five years, researchers at WVU have been developing microwave technology that could change the way everyday ...
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The Environmental Impact of Building Insulation Materials
The building industry's reliance on plastic insulation raises environmental concerns, prompting interest in natural fiber ...
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As global fire risk rises, modern homes become toxic plastic traps
Rob Wilson stood on his home’s back deck in Flagstaff, in the U.S. state of Arizona, as the wildfire approached. All was ...
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New York’s plastic lawsuit against PepsiCo has been dismissed. What’s next?
Plastic bottles of Diet Pepsi line a store shelf. Roberto Machado Noa / LightRocket via Getty Images Heaps also called out ...
Nanowerk7d
Carbon recycling instead of plastic trash
The key to this success is a powerful iron-based catalyst, an iron porphyrin complex that resembles hemoglobin. Its advantage ...
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Changing Consumer Attitudes on Sustainability Means More Solutions for Plastics
Food manufacturers now include sustainability-related emission programs but are still identifying ways to displace plastic ...
Why you should throw away your black plastic cooking utensils
When cooking or serving with black plastic utensils, like spatulas, tongs and ladles, the toxic materials inside can seep ...
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The ECOFAP Project aims to make shoe soles and heels with a new 3D printing material based on tanned leather waste
AIMPLAS and partners develop innovative solutions to recycle leather waste from footwear, transforming it into 3D printing ...
Letters warn some Tri-Citians of water pipes of ‘unknown material.’ Should you be worried?
Some Tri-Cities residents will receive letters from the cities where they live notifying them that their homes contain water ...
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Phantom Boats Can Be Recycled Over and Over, but Are They the Future of Boating?
This boat hull is built using roto-molded polyethylene plastic that can be recycled around 10 times over the course of its ...
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Plastic pollution on beaches can now be spotted from space
Researchers at Australia's Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) have developed a satellite imaging tool capable of detecting the presence of plastic material on beaches from altitudes of ...