PET is one of the most widely used plastics. In principle, PET molecules can be broken down into their basic building blocks using suitable enzymes. In practice, however, these approaches are ...
Waste isn’t new, and neither is humanity’s role in creating it. Since the dawn of industrialization, our ability to pollute has scaled alongside our innovations. In 1862, British inventor and ...
Irving, Texas — The word of the day is heuristics. Shira Abel says that phrase can help packaging recyclers, including those handling plastic packaging, increase consumer participation in efforts to ...
Would You Eat From Barf-Scented Plastic? Didn’t think so. But that’s the trouble with recycling molded plastic from many food containers. They’re often made of polypropylene (PP), a.k.a the #5 plastic ...
(KWTX) -This week we are talking with Natasha Breaux from the Harte Research Institute of Gulf of Mexico Studies at Texas A&M Corpus Christi about their Oyster recycling program know as “Sink your ...
In this episode, students will learn what it means to recycle an item. In this episode, students will learn what it means to recycle an item. Children will see examples of ways to upcycle in their ...