In the past century, the global urban population has quadrupled, with a shocking 4 billion people living in urbanized cities nowadays. This population will likely further increase and is expected to jump to 7 billion by 2050. With the ever-rising population in urban environments, our infrastructure needs to grow to keep up. Outside of raw […]
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Roads running through Accra, Ghana`s capital, look like any other blacktop surface. What most drivers don`t realize is that the asphalt used for some of Accra`s streets contain a slurry of plastics—shredded and melted bags, bottles, and snack wraps—that otherwise were destined for a landfill. The impetus for many similar road projects underway in Ghana
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Over the years, due to inadequate internal infrastructure and machinery, the Australian plastic recycling industry has largely relied on plastic exports for reuse. Both China and India announced a ban on the import of plastic waste and other types of solid waste in 2018. These policies have had an impact on Australia’s recyclable plastic market,
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Responding to the health crisis has increased plastic consumption and waste in many areas far beyond medical care, putting pressure on the environmentally sound management, treatment and disposal of this waste. Due to the risk of recycling workers being infected with the virus, some municipalities have temporarily suspended individual collection and sorting and sent more
COVID19 and The Plastic Pandemic are Lurking Read More »
Models can better understand the relationship between economic development, material consumption, and environmental pollution in relation to material extraction, processing, and disposal. In addition, models can be used to analyse the costs and benefits of resource efficiency and circular economy (RECE) strategies and show trade-offs between reducing economic and environmental impacts. The project extends the
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Microplastic refers to the debris left over when ordinary plastic materials break down into tiny particles invisible to the human eye. These plastics enter our body through the animal foods we eat, as these animals ingest the microplastics found in the environment. The plastics can also enter our body through plastic packaging and bottles that
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