The president of the United States, Donald Trump, signed an executive order ending the bans on plastic straws and announcing the elimination of the use of paper straws, adopted for ecological reasons in large cities, states, and companies.
The order...
A team of scientists from the University of Manchester has achieved a significant breakthrough in the conversion of carbon dioxide (CO₂) into renewable materials using cyanobacteria. This discovery, published in Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts, opens up new possibilities...
The technological center Eurecat has created an innovative formulation of polylactic acid, a biodegradable plastic of natural origin known as PLA.
The PLA is specifically designed for the manufacturing of low environmental impact textiles both in its origin, renewable sources,...
In a world increasingly affected by climate change and pollution, sustainable solutions become essential, including in architecture.
In Meteghan River, Canada, JD Composites has taken a bold step towards the future with a house built from 600,000 recycled plastic bottles.
This...
A team from the **MIT** set out to transform **CO2 pollution** into ethylene, a chemical substance used in the (https://noticiasambientales.com/compromiso-ambiental/disco-de-vinilo-con-plasticos-recuperados-del-oceano-asi-sera-el-nuevo-de-coldplay/) and fuels.
Currently, ethylene is obtained from petroleum and its price is $1,000 per ton. This technology can also produce...
A research team from the MIT has developed a class of biodegradable materials that could replace the use of plastic beads in cleansers, cosmetics, and beauty products.
These new polymers break down into harmless sugars and amino acids, addressing the...
Nestled in Tigre, Argentina, a family with over 15 years of experience in plastic recovery and recycling has developed Easybrick, an innovative construction solution based on recycled plastic bricks.
This system addresses the environmental issue of plastic waste, solves the...
More and more people are choosing to build their homes with sustainable materials, not only for their benefits to the planet, but also for their cost, as they are less expensive than traditional ones.
Facing this new initiative, the Cordoba-based...
Thanks to the sustainable management carried out by the entity CampoLimpio, for plastic recycling of phytosanitary packaging, more than 16 million kilos of material were recovered.
The organization strengthened its presence in the last year in 21 provinces and achieved...
After two years of negotiations, representatives from about 175 countries gather in Busan, South Korea, to finalize a global agreement binding to limit the problem of plastic pollution.
This final round of negotiations takes place from November 25 to December...
