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CONICET develops household device to remove micro and nanoplastics from water: innovation awarded in 2025
A team from the CONICET at the Institute of Materials Science and Technology Research (INTEMA, CONICET-UNMdP), based in Mar del Plata, is working on...
The presence of microplastics on Deception Island demonstrates the global reach of pollution in Antarctica
A team from the University of Cádiz detected microplastics on the coasts of Deception Island. Thus, the discovery challenges the idea of a completely...
Waste Reuse: Hawaii Uses Recycled Plastics to Achieve Sustainable Asphalt
In an innovative effort to tackle the problem of plastic waste, Hawaii is implementing a new type of asphalt that incorporates recycled plastics and...
Chemical recycling: transforming plastics into high-value resources with low energy consumption and upcycling potential
The first entirely synthetic plastic, Bakelite, was developed in 1907 from petroleum derivatives. Its heat resistance and electrical insulation capability marked the beginning of...
Microplastics in Antarctica: the insect Belgica antarctica reveals the fragility of polar ecosystems
An international investigation led by the University of Kentucky and published in Science of the Total Environment confirmed for the first time the ingestion...
