Before plastic were found, scientists were developing a durable, light material using rubber latex from plants or shellac from beetle secretions.And in 1909, a chemist...
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No Plastic Is Too Hard To Recycle In The Future, Thanks To Them
Plastic is a major problem nowadays, and most of us already know that it litters our ocean and puts burden to marine ecosystem big time....
Plastic Pollution Or Climate Change? Which Is Worse?
There are already two colossal environmental problems we are facing now, and both are crucial. The problems we are talking about are climate change and...
Finally, European Commission Is Banning Single-Use Plastics
Every year, European produce about 25 million tons of plastic waste. However, only less than 30% of it has been collected for recycling. The rest...
Converting Trash Into Electricity? Seems Possible.
In some parts of the world, waste management problem is their biggest problem. However, for some other parts, it is a gift. Those who claim...
Cholera Can Go All The Way From India to US Because of Pathogens Hitchhiking on Plastics
Humans hitchhiking? Tolerable. Animals hitchhiking? Cute, funny, or amazing. Dangerous pathogens hitchhiking? Nightmare. That’s right, now even pathogens are able to hitchhike all thanks to...
Coral, The Prettiest Hunter Underwater
When we talk about corals, what comes to our minds might be about its beauty. None of us will ever think about how vicious and...
Sea Scallops Are Eating So Much Plastic, And It Is Not Good
Plastic is one of the most destructive thing on earth. Our ocean nowadays is so full of plastic waste it is killing our marine creatures....
9 More Items or Products Made From Recycled Ocean Plastic
Ocean plastic isn’t only an eyesore, but they keep making the marine life suffer. There have been initiatives and companies that fight these type of...
Australia Has Decreased 80% Plastic Usage In Just 3 Months!
Single-use plastic is a threat to the environment, and most of us already know that fact. But still, the consumption rate of single-use plastic is...