The research comes as Australia moves towards a ban on exporting unprocessed recyclables from 1 July 2022. A 2017-8 study found only about 10 per cent of plastics are being recycled, with a national target of 70 per cent by 2025. Australian engineers have developed a cost-effective method to transform used plastic into nanomaterials and clean liquid […]
Plastic pollution is one of the most pressing environmental issues of our time. The accumulation of petroleum-based plastics is having devastating effects on our environment, wildlife, and human health. In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers from Nara Institute of Science and Technology revealed a bacterium that is not only able to degrade difficult-to-recycle
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Concerns about disposable packaging and plastics in the ocean have skyrocketed in recent years as the results of our disposable culture have become visible in all parts of the world. In fact, studies show that Americans are just as or more concerned about marine plastics than climate change. The concept of bioplastics is fascinating, but
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In addition, waste management challenges, sustainability design, and impacts on the circular economy in developing countries were regularly addressed. He also stated that he is interested in contributing to the development of waste management approaches in the new “smart city”, sustainability innovation and R & D, but is also open to new potential topics. (2019)
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Recent commentary has identified some costly and fatal disasters that exacerbate the effects of natural disasters and increase the risk of “cascade” events turning into disasters. Multi-hazard events that act like a series of falling dominoes, such as floods and landslides that occur after rain wildfires are considered cascading. These increasing risks include decision makers,
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With prices soaring around the world, it seemed strange to announce plans for Incitec Pivot to close one of Australia`s largest fertilizer plants this week. The soaring price of another commodity (natural gas) seems to have blocked the fate of Incitec`s Gibson Island facility in Brisbane. “The decision to close Gibson Island`s manufacturing facility after
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