Interesting Engineering on MSN10h
602,000 metric ton Coca-Cola plastic packaging can enter world’s waterways by 2030
Nearly 1.3 billion pounds of plastic waste is set to enter the world’s oceans and waterways after Coca-Cola scrapped 25% ...
IFLScience on MSN18h
Plastic Bags And Other Human Trash Found At Deepest Point Of Mediterranean Sea
The deepest point in the Mediterranean Sea is littered with literal trash, starkly highlighting how human activity is ...
The Cool Down on MSN1d
Scientists make grim prediction about humanity's legacy in the future: 'The first step to fossilization'
"Everlasting geological signature." Scientists make grim prediction about humanity's legacy in the future: 'The first step to ...
Over a billion pounds of Coke plastic waste to enter waterways: Study
Coca-Cola products will account for an estimated 1.33 billion pounds (602,000 metric tonnes) of plastic waste entering the ...
Science Friday28d
Where Does Plastic And Other Trash Go After We Throw It Away?
But the point of plastic, and the point of a lot of waste, is that it’s not inanimate. It’s not these inert objects. These things travel to foreign countries and they get broken down, and desperate ...
The World Can’t Keep Up With Its Garbage
A new book shows how residents of wealthier nations are jeopardizing the health and safety of other parts of the planet.
Phys.org on MSN9d
Plastic pyrolysis − chemists explain a technique attempting to tackle plastic waste by bringing the heat
Pyrolysis breaks down plastic and generates potentially useful oil − but it’s not a silver bullet for the planet.