Minasuk/ April 20, 2018/ Uncategorized

Scientists accidentally create mutant enzyme that eats plastic bottles | The Guardian | April 2018 The breakthrough, spurred by the discovery of plastic-eating bugs at a Japanese dump, could help solve the global plastic pollution crisis

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Scientists accidentally create mutant enzyme that eats plastic bottles | The Guardian | April 2018 The breakthrough, spurred by the discovery of plastic-eating bugs at a Japanese dump, could help solve the global plastic pollution crisis

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Bans on Plastic Straws in Restaurants Expand to More Cities | New York Times | March 2018 The latest is Malibu, Calif. Before that came Seattle; Davis and San Luis Obispo, Calif.; and Miami Beach and Fort Myers, Fla.  They’re all cities that have banned or limited the use of plastic straws in restaurants.

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Bans on Plastic Straws in Restaurants Expand to More Cities | New York Times | March 2018 The latest is Malibu, Calif. Before that came Seattle; Davis and San Luis Obispo, Calif.; and Miami Beach and Fort Myers, Fla.  They’re all cities that have banned or limited the use of plastic straws in restaurants.

Minasuk/ September 22, 2017/ Uncategorized

Plastic fibres found in tap water around the world, study reveals | The Guardian | September 2017 Exclusive: Tests show billions of people globally are drinking water contaminated by plastic particles, with 83% of samples found to be polluted

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Plastic fibres found in tap water around the world, study reveals | The Guardian | September 2017 Exclusive: Tests show billions of people globally are drinking water contaminated by plastic particles, with 83% of samples found to be polluted

Minasuk/ December 27, 2015/ Uncategorized

This Is What Happened When Someone Threw Out A Plastic Fork | The Dodo | December 2015 The team was hours away from veterinary care, but knew they couldn’t let the turtle return home with the utensil, which turned out to be a fork, up her nose. “It’s obvious that an object like this sticking out of the nose is

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Minasuk/ July 31, 2015/ Uncategorized

How much oil is used to make plastic? | USEIA | July 2015 In 2010, about 191 million barrels of HGL were used in the United States to make plastic products in the plastic materials and resins industry, which was equal to about 2.7% of total U.S. petroleum consumption.