How Plastic Became a Plague
Plastic pollution, including tiny bits known as microplastic, permeate the environment, posing a threat to human and planetary health-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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U.N. General Assembly President Sets Her Sights on Plastic Pollution
María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés is pushing internal action as well as changes within the U.N.-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Miniature transponder technology to be used in the war against ocean plastic
(Newcastle University) An international team embarks on a new project to reduce marine litter through lost fishing gear.
Disrupting the Single-Use Plastic Economy
An innovative business model could remedy a pervasive environmental harm-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Engineered microbe may be key to producing plastic from plants
(University of Wisconsin-Madison) With a few genetic tweaks, a type of soil bacteria with an appetite for hydrocarbons shows promise as a biological factory for converting a renewable -- but frustratingly untapped -- bounty into a replacement for ubi...
Tiny fibers create unseen plastic pollution
(Penn State) While the polyester leisure suit was a 1970s mistake, polyester and other synthetic fibers like nylon are still around and are a major contributor to the microplastics load in the environment, according to a Penn State materials scientis...