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Converting plastic waste into hydrogen made possible with Cambrige’s new solar reactor interestingengineering.com/science/camb...
New solar reactor could turn plastic waste into hydrogen fuel at scale
The team transitioned a lab-scale technology into a scalable application that converts plastic into hydrogen and industrial chemicals.
interestingengineering.com
A probiotic in kimchi binds to nanoplastics in the gut, helping flush them out. In mice, it more than doubled nanoplastic excretion. Another reason to love fermented foods 🥬🔬 #Microplastics www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
This popular fermented food may help flush microplastics from the body
Scientists in South Korea have discovered that a probiotic bacterium found in kimchi may help the body flush out tiny plastic particles before they can build up in organs. In lab tests, the kimchi-der...
sciencedaily.com
🌱 💡Welsh scientists created fully biodegradable plastic from seaweed (alginate) for food packaging. Published in Algal Research. Could replace fossil-fuel plastic films making up 1/3 of global plastic production. nation.cymru/news/welsh-r...
Welsh researchers create biodegradable plastic from seaweed
Mark Mansfield Welsh scientists have developed a new biodegradable plastic made from seaweed that could one day replace fossil fuel-based food packaging. Researchers at Aberystwyth University say the ...
nation.cymru
Cruise ship laundry: a huge hidden source of microfibre pollution. New study: 700k+ fibres per wash on massive scale. Researchers testing filtration to stop invisible plastic. #Microplastics ethicalmarketingnews.com/new-research...
New research aims to reduce microfibre pollution released from cruise and hotel laundry | Ethical Marketing News
Microfibre pollution from large-scale laundry operations is emerging as a significant and largely unseen environmental issue. New research led by the University of Portsmouth is using Cleaner Seas Gro...
ethicalmarketingnews.com
A 10-min beach cleanup found 700 plastic pellets (nurdles) near San Diego. These pre-production pellets spill from rail cars into waterways. International Pellet Count is mapping the crisis. #PlasticPollution www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/05/24/p...
Plastic pellets are small in size, but a much bigger headache for the environment
Local environmental organizations participate in the International Plastic Pellet Count through the end of the month to document the issue of plastic pellet pollution
sandiegouniontribune.com
Three Indian teens won the $100K Earth Prize for a magnetic tamarind powder that pulls microplastics from water. Affordable, biodegradable, scalable.💡 #microplastics www.goodnewsnetwork.org/3-teens-win-...
3 Teens Win Earth Prize for Asia Inventing Tamarind Powder That Easily Removes Microplastics
Over 2.2 billion people lack safely managed drinking water infrastructure, increasing reliance on stored water that may contain microplastics
goodnewsnetwork.org
A probiotic in kimchi binds to nanoplastics in the gut, helping flush them out. In mice, it more than doubled nanoplastic excretion. Another reason to love fermented foods 🥬🔬 #Microplastics www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
This popular fermented food may help flush microplastics from the body
Scientists in South Korea have discovered that a probiotic bacterium found in kimchi may help the body flush out tiny plastic particles before they can build up in organs. In lab tests, the kimchi-der...
sciencedaily.com
🌱 💡Welsh scientists created fully biodegradable plastic from seaweed (alginate) for food packaging. Published in Algal Research. Could replace fossil-fuel plastic films making up 1/3 of global plastic production. nation.cymru/news/welsh-r...
Welsh researchers create biodegradable plastic from seaweed
Mark Mansfield Welsh scientists have developed a new biodegradable plastic made from seaweed that could one day replace fossil fuel-based food packaging. Researchers at Aberystwyth University say the ...
nation.cymru
Cruise ship laundry: a huge hidden source of microfibre pollution. New study: 700k+ fibres per wash on massive scale. Researchers testing filtration to stop invisible plastic. #Microplastics ethicalmarketingnews.com/new-research...
New research aims to reduce microfibre pollution released from cruise and hotel laundry | Ethical Marketing News
Microfibre pollution from large-scale laundry operations is emerging as a significant and largely unseen environmental issue. New research led by the University of Portsmouth is using Cleaner Seas Gro...
ethicalmarketingnews.com
A 10-min beach cleanup found 700 plastic pellets (nurdles) near San Diego. These pre-production pellets spill from rail cars into waterways. International Pellet Count is mapping the crisis. #PlasticPollution www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/05/24/p...
Plastic pellets are small in size, but a much bigger headache for the environment
Local environmental organizations participate in the International Plastic Pellet Count through the end of the month to document the issue of plastic pellet pollution
sandiegouniontribune.com
Three Indian teens won the $100K Earth Prize for a magnetic tamarind powder that pulls microplastics from water. Affordable, biodegradable, scalable.💡 #microplastics www.goodnewsnetwork.org/3-teens-win-...
3 Teens Win Earth Prize for Asia Inventing Tamarind Powder That Easily Removes Microplastics
Over 2.2 billion people lack safely managed drinking water infrastructure, increasing reliance on stored water that may contain microplastics
goodnewsnetwork.org
Greenpeace study: every Gerber baby food pouch tested contained microplastics. Up to 5,000 per pouch, traced to plastic lining. Endocrine disruptors also found. #Microplastics #BabyFood www.greenpeace.org/usa/news/gre...
Greenpeace study finds microplastics in Gerber baby food pouches - Greenpeace - Greenpeace
New investigation detected microplastics and a range of chemicals, including a potential endocrine-disrupting chemical, in both the food and the packaging of Gerber pouches.
greenpeace.org
New study: 4% of city air pollution is microplastics. Researchers found synthetic particles make up a significant share of fine dust in urban air — meaning we're constantly breathing in plastic. The tiny particles can penetrate deep into lungs. scitechdaily.com/youre-breath...
You’re Breathing Plastic: Study Finds 4% of City Air Pollution Is Microplastics
Scientists in Germany have found that microscopic plastic particles make up a measurable share of urban air pollution, with tire wear emerging as the dominant source.
scitechdaily.com
Greenpeace study: every Gerber baby food pouch tested contained microplastics. Up to 5,000 per pouch, traced to plastic lining. Endocrine disruptors also found. #Microplastics #BabyFood www.greenpeace.org/usa/news/gre...
Greenpeace study finds microplastics in Gerber baby food pouches - Greenpeace - Greenpeace
New investigation detected microplastics and a range of chemicals, including a potential endocrine-disrupting chemical, in both the food and the packaging of Gerber pouches.
greenpeace.org
New study: 4% of city air pollution is microplastics. Researchers found synthetic particles make up a significant share of fine dust in urban air — meaning we're constantly breathing in plastic. The tiny particles can penetrate deep into lungs. scitechdaily.com/youre-breath...
You’re Breathing Plastic: Study Finds 4% of City Air Pollution Is Microplastics
Scientists in Germany have found that microscopic plastic particles make up a measurable share of urban air pollution, with tire wear emerging as the dominant source.
scitechdaily.com
This High School Student Invented a Filter That Eliminates 96 Percent of Microplastics From Drinking Water www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/t...
This High School Student Invented a Filter That Eliminates 96 Percent of Microplastics From Drinking Water
Virginia teenager Mia Heller’s filtration system harnesses the power of ferrofluid, a magnetic oil that binds to microplastics in flowing water
smithsonianmag.com
Microplastics have been found accumulating everywhere from our water to our body tissues, but many of the claims have come under fresh scrutiny. Chelsea Whyte cuts through the research to tell you whether you really need to worry www.newscientist.com/article/2514...
How worried should you be about microplastics?
Microplastics have been found accumulating everywhere from our water to our body tissues, but many of the claims have come under fresh scrutiny. Chelsea Whyte cuts through the research to tell you whe...
newscientist.com
This High School Student Invented a Filter That Eliminates 96 Percent of Microplastics From Drinking Water www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/t...
This High School Student Invented a Filter That Eliminates 96 Percent of Microplastics From Drinking Water
Virginia teenager Mia Heller’s filtration system harnesses the power of ferrofluid, a magnetic oil that binds to microplastics in flowing water
smithsonianmag.com
Microplastics have been found accumulating everywhere from our water to our body tissues, but many of the claims have come under fresh scrutiny. Chelsea Whyte cuts through the research to tell you whether you really need to worry www.newscientist.com/article/2514...
How worried should you be about microplastics?
Microplastics have been found accumulating everywhere from our water to our body tissues, but many of the claims have come under fresh scrutiny. Chelsea Whyte cuts through the research to tell you whe...
newscientist.com
Noah Laith: On Peptides, Gut Health, Heavy Metals and Microplastics Detox | TUH #225 youtu.be/v-lDnKEFOsA?...
Noah Laith: On Peptides, Gut Health, Heavy Metals and Microplastics Detox | TUH #225
YouTube video by Ultimate Human Podcast with Gary Brecka
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Noah Laith: On Peptides, Gut Health, Heavy Metals and Microplastics Detox | TUH #225 youtu.be/v-lDnKEFOsA?...
Noah Laith: On Peptides, Gut Health, Heavy Metals and Microplastics Detox | TUH #225
YouTube video by Ultimate Human Podcast with Gary Brecka
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💡Inspired by natural polymers like DNA, chemists have devised a way to engineer plastic so it breaks down when it is no longer needed, rather than polluting the environment www.newscientist.com/article/2506...
Plastic can be programmed to have a lifespan of days, months or years
Inspired by natural polymers like DNA, chemists have devised a way to engineer plastic so it breaks down when it is no longer needed, rather than polluting the environment
newscientist.com
💡A new non-toxic solvent enables efficient separation and near-complete recycling of cotton - #Polyester #Textiles, preserving fiber quality and offering a sustainable solution for mixed-fiber waste. ♻️ phys.org/news/2025-11...
Non-toxic solvent enables near-perfect recycling of mixed-fiber textiles
We are producing more textiles than ever before: worldwide, well over one hundred million tons of textiles are manufactured every year—more than twice as much as in the year 2000. This makes it increa...
phys.org
💡Inspired by natural polymers like DNA, chemists have devised a way to engineer plastic so it breaks down when it is no longer needed, rather than polluting the environment www.newscientist.com/article/2506...
Plastic can be programmed to have a lifespan of days, months or years
Inspired by natural polymers like DNA, chemists have devised a way to engineer plastic so it breaks down when it is no longer needed, rather than polluting the environment
newscientist.com
💡A new non-toxic solvent enables efficient separation and near-complete recycling of cotton - #Polyester #Textiles, preserving fiber quality and offering a sustainable solution for mixed-fiber waste. ♻️ phys.org/news/2025-11...
Non-toxic solvent enables near-perfect recycling of mixed-fiber textiles
We are producing more textiles than ever before: worldwide, well over one hundred million tons of textiles are manufactured every year—more than twice as much as in the year 2000. This makes it increa...
phys.org
Hard plastic made from bamboo is as strong and durable as conventional plastics for uses such as household appliances and car interiors, but also recyclable and biodegrades easily in soil.♻️💡 www.newscientist.com/article/2499...
Biodegradable plastic made from bamboo is strong and easy to recycle
Bamboo is a highly renewable resource, and its cellulose fibres can be turned into a hard, mouldable plastic for use in cars and appliances
newscientist.com
⚠️🚨Texas A&M study shows seawater-altered nanoplastics can camouflage themselves to sneak past skin cells’ defenses.🚨⚠️ interestingengineering.com/health/nanop...
Plastic threat runs skin-deep as ocean alters particle behavior
Texas A&M researchers find nanoplastics exposed to seawater can slip past skin defenses by mimicking natural coatings.
interestingengineering.com