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PLASTICS AND HEALTH Recycling plastic leads to increased toxicity in material – Greenpeace report / Recycled plastics vectors for spreading chemicals of concern – Cambridge study / BPF response	02.06.2023
RESEARCH Microorganisms that break down plastics at low temperatures / Potential for efficient plastics waste recycling	16.05.2023
AUSTRALIA SUP bans planned almost everywhere / Science academy calls for urgent action on plastic pollution / Government accused of over-reliance on volunteers for data collection	06.03.2023
MARINE LITTER Plastics waste in the Arctic comes from all over the world / “Even rich industrial nations make a significant contribution to the pollution” – AWI study	16.02.2023
BASF Research says PE/PA multilayer films compatible for recycling / Findings serve as basis for reclassification of PA / Promising results for PET/PE film reclaim technology	22.06.2022
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Spaceborne observation of waste sites / System said to identify areas for clean-up, improve enforcement of anti-dumping laws	20.05.2022
MARINE LITTER Research finds plastics pollution in the Arctic region / Waste being transported by rivers, air, shipping	02.05.2022
RESEARCH Plastics waste treated with potassium salts used to sequester CO2: Rice University report	28.04.2022
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Microplastics found in human blood for the first time / Traces of five major polymers / Dutch study	08.04.2022
PATENTS Europe, US lead world in plastics recycling innovation / Healthcare out front in bioplastics advances / European Patent Office study	21.02.2022
RESEARCH Embeddable, separable material for plastic-metal devices / EU-funded project aims at easier electronics recycling	19.01.2022
RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY Danish researchers claim ‘breakthrough' in plastics identification / Camera tech to recognise wide range of materials	18.01.2022
BIOPLASTICS Development of PLA products for optical applications	02.12.2021
PLASTICS AND RESEARCH Recycling process uses mechanisms that occur naturally in proteins / Another technology converts waste to carbon nanotubes	20.10.2021
RESEARCH Increasing use of recyclate with artificial intelligence / Research project Cyclops from SKZ and Wuppertal Institute to pave the way / Real operation via cirplus platform	17.08.2021
FACE MASK RECYCLING Pilot project by Sabic, P&G, Fraunhofer for closed-loop recycling of single-use masks	23.06.2021
PLASTICS AND HEALTH California to test drinking water for microplastics / Study says particles travel world's air currents / Most continents net importers of microplastics from marine waste	20.05.2021
MARINE LITTER UNEP partners with Google to counter plastics pollution / Project based on machine learning for Asian rivers	29.04.2021
CORONAVIRUS Researchers call for fast action to address pollution from disposable face masks	23.03.2021
RESEARCH Two Austrian recycling projects seek to improve sorting of plastics waste	03.12.2020
PLASTICS AND HEALTH Bottle-fed babies ingest millions of microplastic particles every day / Trinity College Dublin research	05.11.2020
COMPOSITES RECYCLING EU project seeks to recycle biocomposites	21.09.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING UK Research report calls for shake-up of England's recycling capabilities	11.06.2020
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Technique developed for detecting marine plastics using satellites	22.05.2020
HORIZON EUROPE Industry calls on EU council for bigger research budget / Planning starts on programme's first four years	14.10.2019

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