elo 30, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development
The European Commission’s proposed mandatory target to incorporate at least 25% of recycled plastics into new cars was met with praise from recyclers and scepticism from carmakers and the plastics industry. By volume, 50% of today’s cars are made of plastic, according...
touko 9, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development
A team of environmental engineers at the University of Strathclyde in Scotland and Dalhousie University Halifax in Canada has found that techniques for recycling plastics may inadvertently lead to increased environmental microplastics. In their study, reported in the...
maalis 29, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development
Not only is manufacturing new plastics incredibly wasteful, but it uses starter materials derived from fossil fuels that need to stay in the ground if we want to avert climate change. To make a small dent in that global problem, two materials scientists from Boise...
tammi 3, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development
Waste agricultural plastic is an environmental problem in Norway, causing large volumes of pollutant litter. Researchers are now looking into whether the current recycling system can be improved. The research project called ‘Sirkland’, which was launched this spring...
maalis 22, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development
According to estimates by the European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers Association (ETRMA), up to four million tonnes of end-of-life tyres are generated each year in Europe and Spain alone accounts for 300,000 tonnes. Most of the polyurethane foam from the...