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2016/02/062016/02/04

Dave Witzel: Shifting Plastics to a Circular Economy Could Generate Billions

Shifting Plastics to a Circular Economy Could Generate Billions Plastic packaging is a part of our lives. Just think of everything you buy that is packaged in plastic. But too much of it is just chucked into the garbage. Consider that 32 percent of plastic packaging never makes it into collection systems, according to a new report released …

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2016/01/232016/01/22

Adam Tucker: More Fish Than Plastic in Ocean by 2050?

There Will Be More Plastic Than Fish in the Ocean by 2050 There will be more plastic than fish in the ocean by 2050, warned the Ellen MacArthur Foundation in a report published Tuesday. The report, The New Plastics Economy: Rethinking the Future of Plastics, was produced by the foundation and the World Economic Forum with analytical support from …

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2015/12/152015/12/14

Yoda: 100% Recyclable Plastic

Chemist Creates the First 100% Recyclable Plastic Colorado State University chemist Eugene Chen has produced a plastic that is fully biodegradable and completely recyclable. It is also far cheaper than every other biodegradable plastic out today.

2015/09/012015/08/31

Koko: Ocean Plastic in 99% of Seabirds by 2050

Koko sad. Ocean Plastic Could Be Found in 99 Percent of Seabird Species by 2050 60 percent of all seabird species have plastic in their gut [today], and that figure will rise to 99 percent by 2050, based on current trends.

2015/07/23

SchwartzReport: Dutch Create Plastic Roads

Here is a potential game changing infrastructure technology, once again from the Dutch. And very good news. Road construction and maintenance using recycled plastic is a brilliant idea. Netherlands Company Introduces Plastic Roads That Are More Durable, Climate Friendly Than Asphalt

2015/03/122015/03/10

Mongoose: Plastic Not Being Recycled – China Refuses Further Trash Imports — Plastic Can Be Converted Into Fuel…

We are lied to about what is being done to plastic, and our government is unethical and ignorant about what can be done to convert plastic into fuel. Think your plastic is being recycled? Think again.

2015/01/31

SchwartzReport: Plastic Pipe Transforms Salt Water into Fresh Water

I am always on the outlook for new technologies that could help with what is coming as a result of climate change. Here is a very interesting one, a plastic that can be made into pipes and other things that simply by the nature of the plastic converts saltwater to fresh. It holds promise as …

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