3 little-known reasons why plastic recycling could actually make things worse
Clearly, we need to reduce our reliance on plastics and shift away from linear systems – including recycling into lower-grade products.
Clearly, we need to reduce our reliance on plastics and shift away from linear systems – including recycling into lower-grade products.
Researchers say new approach works in an hour rather than the days it takes existing technology.
Over one-fifth of all plastic produced worldwide is tossed into uncontrolled dumpsites, burned in open pits or leaked into the environment.
The influence of microplastics on global climate is currently very small, and a cooling effect dominates, however, we expect it to increase in future.