This follows Northwestern University researchers designing new materials using peptides and tiny molecular segments found in plastics. The process results in a soft material with ferroelectric and ...

In March 2022, at the resumed fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2), a historic resolution was adopted to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, ...

Alongside these benefits come less appetising elements — countless micro-and nano-plastics. These plastic particles, measuring less than 5 millimetres, enter our oceans through human waste and ...

A man walks on a mountain of plastic bottles as he carries a sack of them to be sold for recycling after weighing them at the dump in the Dandora slum of Nairobi, Kenya on... A man walks on a ...

Apart from the frog that got all of the headlines, 30% of the Top 10 said their approach included punching a creature bait and another 30% leaned on a chatter bait for much of their catch.

Plastic waste pollutes our oceans, food, even our bodies. This week, 175 countries are trying to create a treaty to reduce that waste. Nations such as Saudi Arabia and Russia, who produce fossil ...

Since 2011, Coles has worked with sustainability partner REDcycle to recycling plastic bags and soft plastic packaging - and now it has reached a major milestone. The supermarket giant has announced ...

However, the research says the use of soft plastic packaging is “most likely increasing”, despite the difficulty in recycling. Sedat Gündoğdu, a marine pollution researcher in Turkey who ...

Whether it's food packaging from a shop, or drinking juice from a plastic bottle, single-use plastics are a common part of life for many people. But it's a big issue for nature and the environment.

FORECAST COMING UP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. CHRIS. THANK YOU. THE TOWN OF LAKE LURE IS SLOWLY RETURNING TO A SENSE OF NORMAL. THE AREA WAS HARD HIT BY HURRICANE HELENE BACK IN SEPTEMBER. THIS IS HOW ...

As plastics degrade, they release even more harmful substances, polluting habitats and threatening biodiversity. These effects ripple through the food chain, potentially compromising human health ...