polystyrene Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 18:37:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Could Mealworms Feeding on Plastics End Plastic Pollution? https://www.greenoptimistic.com/mealworms-plastic-pollution/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/mealworms-plastic-pollution/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2015 18:37:23 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=56852 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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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/mealworms-plastic-pollution/feed/ 0 56852 Lithium-Ion Battery Enhanced with Recycled Packing Peanuts – Purdue University https://www.greenoptimistic.com/lithium-ion-battery-recycled-packing-peanuts-purdue/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/lithium-ion-battery-recycled-packing-peanuts-purdue/#respond Tue, 24 Mar 2015 19:34:03 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=53888 Purdue University researchers stumbled upon an even better electrode material than currently used in the lithium-ion battery, made even better because it involved recycled packing peanuts. If you’ve ever shopped online, especially for something delicate, you’ve probably received an oversized box, your item, and a bunch of starch-based or polystyrene-based packing peanuts. Now, because I […]

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