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Fungus that eats plastic
An amazing discovery of a fungus that may prevent landfills from overflowing with plastics, some of which can last for one hundred years, may soon be in our future. Some enterprising young...
created by uswordcreator | 5 days ago | updated 5 days ago
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Canada’s Latest Money - A New Meaning To Spending With Plastic
Canada’s Latest Money - A New Meaning To Spending With Plastic Known as the 2011 Polymer Series, these bank notes which are replacing the Canadian Journey Series (2001–2006) notes that according to the Bank...Plastic by Susan Freinkel Book Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jj7T86y5V0An award winning author uses eight everyday items to tell the story of plastic, and how we can learn to live with the material that never dies. Learn more about this book here and its author here, www.susanfreinkel.com Non-Fiction
created by cosproductions | 41 wks ago | updated 41 wks ago
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Is That Plastic Container Safe?
"Our homes are full of plastic, and the kitchen is no exception. The problem: Chemicals in plastic containers and other kitchenware may leach into the foods or drinks that they're holding. Scientific evidence suggests that some of these chemicals may be harmful to people,...'Fake fingerprint' Chinese woman fools Japan controls
Biometrics checks using finger prints can be fooled, one only has to have the money for skin surgery to some US$15,000 to fool immigration is a worth while price to pay. " A Chinese woman managed to...
Texas sized pile of ocean garbage worse than expected
"It's one of the bigger pieces of trash in a sprawling mass of garbage-littered water, known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, where most of the plastic looks like snowy confetti against the deep blue of the... Plastics in Ocean May Decompose and Release Toxic Chemicals
A new study shows that plastic waste floating in oceans, like those found in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, may decompose much faster than expected and release toxic substances into the ocean. This comes as a surprise as plastic was believed to be relatively stable, and... Rubbish Left on Montain Top! WAG on the case.
This is unusual for rubbish to be left on a tourism location in South Wales, UK. The Welsh Assembly Government, is currently consulting people in order to pass legislation regarding this sort of behaviour and... Chiba Day
By, Uwe Paschen. It is Chiba Day here in Narita, Chiba, Japan. Tomorrow my wife will not have to go and teach in Narita and I have no field work due to much rain and flooding nor any meetings in Tokyo. In...
created by Uwe Paschen | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
839 views | 88 recommendations | 40 comments
839 views | 88 recommendations | 40 comments
Mission to break up island of trash in the Pacific Ocean
There is an island of trash floating in the North Pacific Ocean that is made up entirely of six million tonnes discarded plastic. It can't break down and it's twice the size of Texas. There is a mission set to... Believe it or not, whether it is possible?
Apart from shopping, buying and getting products soon is possible now due to e-marketing and fast growing delivery services. Most of the products available online may also be delivered within short time. Its hard to believe isn't it? But its true and you will find it working... Are We Killing Ourselves With Water?
It's funny how the mind works. I've always thought that I prefer bottled water to tap water, and prefer the water that pours from the door of my refrigerator to bottled water. An interesting and somewhat disturbing... Pay Us to Recycle
" By JAMES KINDALL Published: March 4, 2009 MOST people groan at the thought of hauling their returnable bottles to the supermarket. Margo LaCarrubba considers it a gratifying domestic adventure. First of all,...
created by Barbara Mathieson | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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154 views | 11 recommendations | 1 comment
Colorado lawmakers do not pass statewide plastic bag ban
In what could have been the first statewide ban on plastic bags in the United States, yesterday a state Senate bill was defeated so that shoppers in Colorado will be able to keep using plastic bags. The people who... Pollution From Plastic Threatens Beach
This is an ocean planet. On Vancouver Island we have been blessed with the bounty from the ocean. Oysters lay on the clean beaches. Children play on the sandy beaches in the summer. Dog...
created by Barbara McPherson | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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710 views | 32 recommendations | 6 comments
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