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Could Mealworms Feeding on Plastics End Plastic Pollution?

Mila Luleva — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 18:37:23 +0000

Scientists have discovered that a special breed of worms can survive eating only plastic. Plastic pollution is a serious problem for our planet, but unfortunately it was recognized as such just that little bit too little too late. Thankfully, great efforts from the scientific community, environmental groups and government agencies, are now directed towards finding […]

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Melting Plastics in Biodiesel Cleaner Than Recycling Them?

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 06 May 2009 06:46:45 +0000

We are used to throwing our garbage in the bin, dispose it, and then forget it (and pay the monthly garbage collecting tax). What we often hear is that piles of garbage have saturated square kilometers in big cities, and that by making us comfortable, the garbage company (and, indirectly, us) pollutes the soil and the environment on a very large scale.

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