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Groups connected to the fossil fuel industry are trying to shape an international treaty to cut plastic pollution. And oil- and gas-producing nations are at the negotiating table.
In preparation for the testing phase of the HolyGrail 2.0 initiative, Aldi partnered with Digimarc and Wipak to print invisible codes, called digital watermarks, on packaging to improve sorting of materials upon collection at end of life.
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have created a process that can upcycle most plastics into chemicals usefu....
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There are an estimated 20 million waste pickers across the world, an informal army of street cleaners whose work goes largely unrecognised. Yet to some they are environmental stewards, clearing away the flotsam and jetsam of everyday life, often in countries where regular waste collection services are non-existent.
It is estimated that, to date, humanity has generated 7,000 million tons of plastic waste, so it is positive that more than a hundred countries have agreed to develop a treaty to curb this problem