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March 24, 2026, 05:36 PM - 4 min read
By combining GPS data with waterbird counts, and analyses of regurgitated pellets, scientists have estimated that an average of 400kg of plastics, plus more than two tonnes of other debris such as glass, textiles or ceramics, are deposited by this gull species into the lake each year.
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March 20, 2026, 12:30 PM - 7 min read
Recent research explores a very different possibility: using sunlight and an iron-based catalyst to convert common plastic waste directly into acetic acid—the key component of vinegar and an important industrial chemical.
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August 13, 2025, 02:51 PM - 4 min read
In Geneva this week, countries including Nigeria are negotiating a treaty to end plastic pollution.
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April 22, 2024, 03:01 PM - 2 min read
Hosted by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the talks, scheduled from April 23 to 29, will see delegates from 174 countries converging in the Canadian capital.
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December 29, 2023, 07:18 PM - 2 min read
Reliance Industries Ltd, the operator of the world's largest integrated oil refining and petrochemical complex, on Friday said it has become the first Indian company to chemically recycle plastic waste into high-quality materials for new plastics.
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