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Plastic litter on Australian beaches cut by 29 per cent over six years
Australia has substantially reduced plastic pollution on its beaches through local initiatives like installing more bins and community clean-up events
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Polystyrene-eating beetle larvae could help us recycle plastics
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Chemistry
Zapping scrap plastic from cars can turn it into recyclable graphene
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is packed with floating life
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Chemistry
Endlessly recyclable materials could fix our plastic waste crisis
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Countries agree to end plastic pollution in ambitious global treaty
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Are we on the verge of a global initiative to clean up ocean plastics?
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Plastic food packaging gets a bad rap, but does it always deserve it?
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Technology
Self-healing plastic repairs itself in 10 seconds even under water
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Call for English households with bulging waste bins to pay extra
Stalled recycling rates in England could be lifted through a bin tax, giving people a financial incentive to send less waste to landfill and reducing collections of waste, says an expert group appointed by the UK government
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3D-printed chain mail alternates between flexibility and rigidity
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Common plastics can be broken down by enzymes found in cow stomachs
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Compostable plastic cutlery can be recycled into home-insulating foam
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Plastic bottles holding 2.3 litres are least harmful to the planet
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