But last week, a Scottish recycling scheme became embroiled in ongoing devolutionary tensions as Westminster moved to limit the types of bottles included in the scheme. Moreover, the roll-out of the scheme, originally scheduled for 2024, has bee...
Plastic recyclingRecycling the ever-increasing plastic waste has become an urgent global concern. One of the most convenient methods for plastic recycling is pyrolysis, owing to its environmentally friendly nature and its intrinsic properties. Understanding the pyrolysis process and the degradation ...
The Coalition to Support Plastic Bag Recycling claimed the city failed to do enough research into the repercussions of such a ban. The suit wasn't on the grounds that a ban would wreak havoc on plastic profits but rather on the environment. The coalition claimed plastic is just as green as...
As plastic pollution has become a significant global concern, many countries have implemented measures aimed at mitigating plastic production and consumption and enhancing plastic recycling practices, particularly in the context of packaging materials. One example is the European Union (EU), which introduc...
Economic viability requires higher recycling rates for imported plastic waste than expected Kai Li Hauke Ward Arnold Tukker Nature Communications (2024) Microplastic detection and remediation through efficient interfacial solar evaporation for immaculate water production Zhen Yu Yang Li Swee Ching Tan ...
"Our research also shows that even biodegradable microplastics can affect the health of mussels. Both biodegradable and non-biodegradable plastic are used in making single-use packaging, which if it becomes litter can break down into microplastics. Better recycling and an overall reduction of these ...
Ron Gonen, New York’s deputy commissioner of sanitation for recycling and waste reduction, disclosed, “Plastic shopping bags are an enormous problem for New York City.” The government of the Big Apple pays $10 million a year to rid itself of 100,000 tons of plastic bags, which Gonen de...
In addition, 12 stores in the West Midlands will take part in the trial plastic bag and wrapping recycling scheme, which Lidl adds will be expanded nationwide if it is successful. Beginning in October, the trial will enable customers to return soft plastic packaging that is reportedly not colle...
and beverage stir bars. The EU also plans to achieve more than half of the plastic waste recycling by 2030 and will expand the scale of plastic waste recycling and sorting industry. Belgian parliament Frederick Reid said in the parliament that in the past less than 65 years, humans have prod...
Plans to levy a deposit on plastic bottles to boost recycling in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have been delayed again by the government. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairssaid on Fridaythat the deposit return scheme, which was first announced in 2018, would not be in...