Tag: plastic
Wax worm saliva can degrade stubborn plastic within hours, scientists find
Wax worms (Galleria mellonella) could both digest and biodegrade plastic, causing visible damage to a PE-plastic bag in just 40 minutes.
The plastics paradox facing humanity
Properly addressing the plastics problem involves not only interrogating corporate tactics but also understanding that some plastics provide societal benefits.
Many Dollar Store discounts packed with toxic chemicals: Report
"With their high profit margins, dollar stores must do more to ensure that all of these products are safe."
Coors becomes largest US beer brand to replace plastic rings with...
“So we’re eliminating plastic rings from our packaging, starting this year and finishing by 2025."
‘Whole life cycle of plastics’ approach could reduce pollution—WWF expert
“We need to create proper systems for controlling and regulating plastic pollution, at local, national and global levels.”
Microplastics from Africa and North America found 9,439 feet above sea...
How did these tiny pieces of plastic managed to make such a journey?
Microbes are evolving to digest plastic, study finds
The study notes that the type and amount of enzymes correlates with location-specific pollution trends, showing just how ever-growing plastic pollution is causing these organisms to evolve.
Plastic trash in the ocean is a global problem, and the...
A study published in 2020 that concluded that the U.S. is the largest global source of plastic waste, including plastics shipped to other countries that later are mismanaged.
Nearly 29,000 tons of COVID plastic now floats in the oceans,...
A new study calculates for the first time how much of that waste is ending up in the oceans and what it is doing once it gets there.
Oil companies are ploughing money into fossil-fueled plastics production at a...
Around the world, around the clock, the plastics we use every day are produced at facilities on an almost incomprehensible scale that some suggest we now live in an era best labelled the plasticene.
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More than 770,000 children are no longer receiving SNAP benefits after Trump changes Federal...
Republican backers of Trump’s signature domestic policy bill repeatedly claimed that revisions to the food benefits program wouldn’t affect the most vulnerable. But reports from a dozen states show children are losing access.
The persistence of ‘Israel First’
Trump’s Middle East record reveals the short life of “America First.”
The Trump administration aims to penalize disabled adults who live with their families
A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients.
How agave agroforestry can restore drylands and strengthen climate resilience
The agave-powered agroforestry and livestock management system is an example of how native desert plants, cultivated as part of an agroforestry system, can regenerate drylands and provide inexpensive animal feed, taking pressure off overgrazed rangelands.
Report: State textile laws spark massive drop in apparel PFAS levels
"No PFAS, No Problem: Product Testing Reveals Success of CA and NY PFAS Textile Laws" found that 80 percent of tested consumer products are now in compliance with newly enacted restriction.