Danish deposit system: 93% of bottles and cans are returned and of those, 99.7% recycled (translation in comment)
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Microplastics can block blood vessels in mice brains, researchers find
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Journal that published faulty black plastic study removed from science index
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How a simple math error sparked a panic about black plastic kitchen utensils
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Oregon, USA introduces new statewide recycling rules to combat plastic waste
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Reusing plastic water bottles, to-go containers? Scientists say that’s a bad idea.
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Cooking with black plastic is particularly crucial to avoid
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Norwegian study shows microplastics in wastewater are shielding pathogens from being destroyed by treatment
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Sweden abolishes tax on plastic bags despite warnings usage could rise – centre-right coalition government says consumption already below EU target
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‘Paper or plastic?’ will no longer be a choice at California grocery stores
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Comprehensive bipartisan plastics recycling bill tackles plastics pollution in US
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Houston's plastic waste, waiting more than a year for "advanced" recycling, piles up at a business failed three times by fire marshal
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Ocean plastics: How much do rich countries contribute by shipping their waste overseas?
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Microplastics are infiltrating brain tissue, studies show
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The deadliest of all dead ends in the 3D printing industry
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US lawyers warned plastics makers to prepare for a wave of litigation over "forever chemicals" that could dwarf asbestos
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UNM researchers find microplastics in canine and human testicular tissue
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The engineering of duct tape
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Joe Biden administration commits $6B to cut US emissions from high-carbon industries
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Athletes likely to have higher levels of PFAS after play on artificial turf – study
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Turning styrofoam into cinnamon candy
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The plastic chemicals hiding in your food. Test results for bisphenols/phthalates.
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Reduce, reuse, redirect outrage: How plastic makers used recycling as a fig leaf
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The bizarre patterns that emerge when you heat any fluid
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Plant-based spread maker tries move into paper-based tubs
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Transparent wood is stronger than plastic and tougher than glass
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These 3D printers print 3D printers! Touring inside Prusa Research's factory to see how they make their 3d printers (using their 3d printers!) and their filament.
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Site Zero recycling plant in the city of Motala should double the amount of plastic packaging being recycled in Sweden
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'License to hide': Western plastic waste dumped in Myanmar
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Microplastics in the mud – Finnish lake sediments help us get to the bottom of plastic pollution
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Road hazard: Evidence mounts on toxic pollution from tires
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Lego abandons effort to make bricks from recycled plastic bottles
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Lego drops prototype blocks made of recycled plastic bottles as they "didn't reduce carbon emissions"
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Sweden's right-wing government says it will turn its back on plastic bag tax from November 2024
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How flexible circuit boards, or FPCs, are made. We're visiting one of JLCPCB's circuit board factories in Shaoguang, China.
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Paper cups are just as toxic as plastic cups
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Bisphenol A: Health experts drastically reduce safe intake limits of widespread plastic
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Turning milk into clothing
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Could you, please, write down a monthly grocery list (and instructions if needed) to buy in a supermarket without carrying any plastic back home? Please, state your region/country/city.
I have tried that in New England and I have been unable to do so.
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Global mass of buoyant marine plastics dominated by large long-lived debris
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A charge on supermarket single-use plastic bags has led to 98% drop in use in England since 2015
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Plastic overshoot day spotlights growing 'climate nightmare' of global waste
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Danish environmental campaigner Merijn Tinga has windsurfed up the Thames to return plastic bottles from the UK which he found in Sweden
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The issues with reusable straws
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PET filament for 3D printer made at home from water bottles
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Plastics have shaped nearly every aspect of society. Now what?
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Patagonia helps Samsung redesign washing machines to help reduce microfiber pollution
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How plastics are poisoning us
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Meet Kelpy, the deep tech startup swapping single-use plastics for seaweed
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What should I do with waste PLA from 3d printing?
I have a box of scrap parts of PLA left over from 3D printing and I'm wondering what to do with them. PLA can apparently biodegrade but only in really specific conditions I don't think I can...
I have a box of scrap parts of PLA left over from 3D printing and I'm wondering what to do with them. PLA can apparently biodegrade but only in really specific conditions I don't think I can achieve like keeping it at 60c. I know there is a device that can turn the scraps in to new filament but its way too expensive for me. What should with this stuff?
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