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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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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/ February 17, 2016/ Uncategorized

E-Commerce: Convenience Built on a Mountain of Cardboard | New York Times | February 2016 The environmental cost can include the additional cardboard — 35.4 million tons of containerboard were produced in 2014 in the United States, with e-commerce companies among the fastest-growing users — and the emissions from increasingly personalized freight services.

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/ September 30, 2015/ Uncategorized

12 Horrifying Photos of the Tech Industry Apple Never Wants You to See | U.S. Uncut | September 2015 As the American public continues to depend more on digital technology to run society, the US tech industry is booming. New gadgets are flooding the market each year, and the top tech companies — Apple, Microsoft, Google, IBM, HP, and Cisco,

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Minasuk/ September 23, 2015/ Uncategorized

Minneapolis Gets Trashed | Politico | August 2015 How trash is transforming American cities.