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Invisible microplastics: tire wear emerges as a growing threat in modern cities
The wear of tires has become one of the main sources of microplastics in urban air. Indeed, recent studies indicate that a large part...
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...
