Researchers at French industrial development company Carbios have created a bacterial enzyme capable of dissolving plastic bottles within hours, the BBC reported. For the first time, this enzyme in its natural form was discovered in a pile of rotten leaves back in 2012, on its basis, scientists ...
I thought that there was little harm from me to the environment: on weekdays I only go to the metro by car, I don’t own a plane or yacht, I don’t drink water from plastic bottles. But, together with my 11-year-old son, inspired by the environmental protests of youth, ...
Philip Amstislavsky, a professor at the University of Alaska and a keen ecologist, enjoys spending time in the woods and fishing. Philip dreams of ridding mankind of harmful waste, he invented an organic material with the properties of foam and hopes to introduce it into mass production. My history…
When drinking tea, there is nothing worse than a hot mixture of PVC (polyvinylchloride). Scientists have made a discovery about tea bags that will make Earl Gray lovers think. Tea bags release billions of tiny plastic particles into each cup. A study by a group of Canadian scientists and ...
Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed banning thin plastic bags in stores throughout New York State, but left paper bags completely uncontrolled, raising concerns and doubts among environmentalists and grocery store owners that shoppers simply don't ...
California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation to restrict the use of plastic beverage tubes in state restaurants. The law will come into force in 2019 and will not affect establishments serving fast food, writes "Present time". According to the law, it is prohibited to serve drinks with ...
A large grocery company with cafeterias on major US campuses, museums and other institutions is about to ban plastic straws at all of its facilities, which total more than a thousand US states in 33 states. Bon Appétit Management has announced that it will gradually start introducing ...
Scientists accidentally developed a plastic-destroying enzyme that could be used to combat one of the world's most serious pollution problems. Researchers from the UK University of Portsmouth and the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) made this discovery while studying ...
Scientists have found that sea salt all over the world is contaminated with plastic, and through it microplastics even penetrate the human food chain. Tiny particles of plastic have been found in sea salt in the UK, France, Spain, China, as well as the United States.
Researchers who tested tap drinking water found that 83% of the samples were contaminated with microscopic plastic fibers. The United States had the highest pollution rate at 94%. In addition, contaminated tap water was sampled from the Congress building, the headquarters of the Environmental Protection Agency ...