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In a virtual kickoff meeting, UC Santa Barbara’s Decarbonization Study Project Committee launched its official campus Clean Energy Master Plan. The initiative is a joint effort of both UCSB officials and Introba, a third-party, worldwide engineering consulting firm who will be lending support to the technical side of decarbonization. The committee is co-led by Renée
We’ve managed to accumulate so much plastic trash that it’s daunting to think about what could be done with the tons upon tons of nonbiodegradable waste. And as much as we are trying to scale back ...
Despite the efforts to reduce reliance on single-use plastics, more is added to the world’s heap of plastic waste. Events like the COVID-19 pandemic have only increased the demand for takeaway containers and disposable clothing.
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) — We’ve managed to accumulate so much plastic trash that it’s daunting to think about what could be done with the tons upon tons of nonbiodegradable waste. And as much as we are trying to scale back our dependence on single-use plastics, we continue to add to the global plastic trash hoard. Events like the COVID-19 pandemic only served to expand their use for personal protective equipment and disposable and take-away packaging.
A new method could take plastic waste and turn it into useful raw materials for creating detergents.