Tags: Plastic Waste

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Italy is Now Using Pasta Straws to Help Reduce Plastic Waste

Bars in Italy are starting to use pasta straws to help reduce the use of plastic straws. The European Union voted to ban single-use plastic items throughout the EU by 2021 in their effort to cut down on ocean plastic.
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Peruvian Introduced Plates Made from Banana Leaves

A group of inventors from Peru introduced plates that can be an alternative to plastic plates. A group of scientists from Peru has introduced a project that they called "Bio Plant.
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Newly invented bacteria eats plastic

This plastic-eating enzyme can help with the world's plastic waste problem Morgan Vague, a biology student at Reed College in Oregon, may have found a solution to one of the most urgent environmental crises in the world.

Newly Discovered Plastic Waste Looks Just Like Pebbles

Scientists have discovered plastic waste that is perfectly hidden in plain sight. As we are well aware, plastic pollution has made its way to the deepest depth of the oceans, the Mariana Trench and has been discovered at the world's highest point, the peak of Mt.

A Mushroom that Lives Solely on Plastic Has Been Discovered

Plastic waste is one of the biggest environmental issues of our time. And while a straw ban is not the way we're going to solve it, people everywhere are looking for ways to reduce plastic use and mitigate the effects of waste. From handing out plastic bags with embarrassing labels to removing the plastic from six-packs to harnessing the power of a plastic-eating mutant bacteria, more and more of us are working to find solutions to a growing global program.

How Cutlery Evolved into a Major Environmental Threat

Plastic eating utensils are everywhere, and most of them are used only once. Billions of forks, knives, and spoons are thrown away each year. But like other plastic items such as bags and bottles-cutlery can take centuries to break down naturally, giving the plastic waste ample time to work its way into the environment.

Wild Bees Are Using Plastics to Build Their Nests

When tasked with making their unique nests, Argentina’s solitary bees are now choosing plastic. Wild bees, nesting in Argentinian crop fields, were recently found constructing nests entirely made of the flimsy plastic packaging material left on farms.
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