Plastics
Fashion recycling falls short in saving the planet
In H&M's flagship Paris store it is hard to find clothes that do not claim to be made from "recycled materials."
Last year, 79 percent of the polyester in its collections came from recycled materials, and next year it wants it all to be recycled.
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The Invisible Influence: Microplastics' Impact on Clouds and Weather
Tiny particles of microplastics are now discovered virtually everywhere, from the oceans' depths to the highest mountain snow and even within the air above bustling cities.
Murder investigation opens after gruesome discovery at trash sorting plant
Police in Crete have opened a murder inquiry after staff at a trash sorting plant in Hania found a human head in a plastic bag traveling down the conveyor belt.
The head was initially thought to belong to a woman, on account of its long black hair, though an expert later confirmed that it belongs to man in his 30s or 40s, possibly of Asian descent.
Garbage tarnishes Paris luster as pension strike continues
The City of Light is losing its luster with tons of garbage piling up on Paris sidewalks as sanitation workers were on strike for a ninth day Tuesday. The creeping squalor is the most visible sign of widespread anger over a bill to raise the French retirement age by two years.
Scientists find safe method to destroy ‘forever chemicals’
Forever chemicals" used in daily items like nonstick pans have long been linked to serious health issues, a result of their toxicity and extreme resistance to being broken down as waste products.
Sale of most single-use plastics banned
Ljubljana – The government has banned the sale of single-use plastic products bar a few exceptions. The relevant regulation, endorsed at Wednesday’s correspondence session, also prescribes the labelling of certain single-use plastic items and their packaging to raise awareness about recycling.
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Viking Shield Technology Revealed in New Breakthrough Study
Prehistoric skin products were the equivalent of today’s plastics and could vary considerably in strength and other properties
Bulgaria To Ban 8 Disposable Plastic Products from Summer 2021
Starting from this summer, the use of 8 types of single-use plastic products is to be prohibited throughout the European Union, including in Bulgaria, envisions a European directive that all member states must introduce and implement in their national legislation by 3 July 2021 at the latest.
Turkish start-up produces plastic-eating bacteria to combat pollution
A Turkish start-up has produced a bacteria, named "PETman," that can break the molecular bonds of one of the world's most-used plastics - polyethylene terephthalate, also known as PET or polyester.
Greek market gears up to adjust to single-use plastics ban
The Greek market appears ready to rise to the challenge set by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis regarding a forthcoming ban on all single-use plastics, business representatives told Xinhua.
Mitsotakis announced last Monday from New York, where he was for the UN Climate Action Summit, that single-use plastics will be banned across Greece as of 2021.