All plastic waste articles – Page 3
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WebinarShould we design biodegradable plastics?
Join us to find out how chemists design plastics for biodegradability, and discuss the opportunities and challenges that these new materials present on our journey to a more sustainable future
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OpinionLetters: March 2021
Readers highlight UK-based metalloenzyme research, ponder the plastics problem, and set a synthetic challenge
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NewsScientists back creation of an international body to oversee chemicals and waste
New organisation could tackle problem of ‘limited and fragmented’ coverage of environmental impact of these issues
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ResearchCatalyst turns mixed plastic waste into natural gas
Swiss researchers are now scaling-up the technology
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ResearchShipping ‘skid mark’ detected in the North Sea
Antifouling coatings are an underestimated source of plastic pollution
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FeatureSustainable Covid-19 protection
Discarding our pandemic face masks could be an environmental disaster. Clare Sansom looks at the alternatives
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BusinessTaking plastic out of performance paper coatings
SGMA’s silicate sol-gel is a sustainable alternative for packaging such as coffee cups
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ResearchPlastic waste upcycled to high-value chemicals in one-pot process
Polyethylene chains are broken down and aromatised to produce valuable alkylaromatic products
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OpinionLetters: September 2020
Readers continue to debate Tomáš Hudlický’s Angewandte Chemie article, and wax lyrical about water and waste
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ResearchDesigner plastic can be recycled over and over again
Bicyclic thiolactone building block makes for high-quality polymers with chemical recyclability
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ArticleSafety and sustainability of plastic: How the circular economy is relevant
Global warming and ocean pollution are among the most publicly discussed topics in society today – and a circular economy relevant to both
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OpinionAddressing the plastics problem
Sustainability must be fully incorporated into material design
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FeatureThe plastic sorting challenge
Before we can recycle many plastics, they must be sorted into separate streams. Angeli Mehta finds out how
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ResearchSpectroscopy from space lets satellites spy out ocean plastic patches
The technique could show where and how floating plastic patches form, and raise awareness of plastic pollution in the oceans
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OpinionReducing plastic waste in the lab
It’s time to confront the amount of plastic that’s thrown away by scientists each year
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BusinessTaking responsibility for waste
How well are companies that produce and use plastics living up to their duty?
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FeaturePlastic recycling heading for the mainstream
Nina Notman talks to some of the companies launching chemical recycling technologies for single-use plastics
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