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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Britain missing out on potential 2bn recycling industry by exporting plastic waste

Government failure to stop 600,000 tonnes of plastic waste exports is causing collapse of the UK plastic recycling industry, factory closures, and widespread job losses.
fromEarth911
4 days ago

Recycling Mystery: Deodorant Tubes

Most deodorant tubes are made from high-density polyethylene (HDPE or #2 plastic), low-density polyethylene (LDPE or #4 plastic), or polypropylene (PP or plastic #5), but materials may vary by brand. To make things even more complicated, many brands have a dial on the bottom of the tube that is made from a different plastic polymer than the rest of the container. The cap and protective insert may also be made of different polymers.
Environment
fromTechCrunch
4 days ago

Exclusive: Novoloop's upcycled plastic takes a step closer to production | TechCrunch

The agreement helps nudge the Menlo Park-based Novoloop through the so-called " valley of death " that many climate tech startups must slog through. Startups that depend on hardware are particularly susceptible to stumbling in the valley, the dreaded moment when they've proven their initial technology and have not generated sufficient revenues from selling their product. "For this product line, we have essentially achieved what would be the commercial relationship," Novoloop co-founder and CEO Miranda Wang told TechCrunch.
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Environment
fromTechCrunch
4 days ago

Ganiga will showcase its waste-sorting robots at TechCrunch Disrupt | TechCrunch

Ganiga uses AI-enabled robotic bins, smart lids, and analytics software to increase plastic recycling, sort waste, and help companies reduce waste.
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
2 weeks ago

scientists recycle plastic bags into glowing sensors that detect toxic metals in drinking water

The process starts with polyethylene, which is the main plastic used in shopping bags. The researchers convert it into very small particles called carbon quantum dots, or CQDs. These particles are smaller than a virus, and to produce them, the team uses a combination of two methods: pyrolysis and hydrothermal treatment. Pyrolysis involves heating the plastic without oxygen, while hydrothermal treatment involves heating the material in water under pressure.
Science
Science
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

The bacteria turning waste plastic into painkillers

Engineered Escherichia coli serves as biotechnology's primary workhorse, converting waste plastics into valuable chemicals and producing pharmaceuticals, flavors, and industrial platform molecules.
NYC startup
fromTechCrunch
3 months ago

Exclusive: Novoloop is making tons of upcycled plastic | TechCrunch

Novoloop has created a sustainable solution for problematic plastic waste by effectively upcycling it into desirable materials.
San Francisco
fromFuncheap
3 months ago

Presentation: The Fraud of Plastic Recycling

Big Oil has misled the public about plastic recycling's effectiveness, exacerbating the plastic waste crisis.
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