Human garbage can be a serious hazard for animals. We’ve seen many stories of wildlife getting stuck in jars, bottles and cans. That was the case recently when one little fox got trapped in a plastic jar — but thankfully a team of rescuers were on hand to save the day. According to a Facebook post from The Fox Project, a charity based in Southeast England, a local found … [Read more...] about Baby fox found with plastic jar trapped on head — rescuer saves the day
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Paving the Way for a Sustainable Future: MacRebur’s Plastic Roads
The world faces a double challenge: the ever-growing problem of plastic waste and the constant need to maintain and rebuild crumbling roads. But a Scottish company, MacRebur, has developed a solution that tackles both issues at once. MacRebur creates pellets out of recycled plastic waste and lays roads that are 60% stronger and expected to last about ten times longer than … [Read more...] about Paving the Way for a Sustainable Future: MacRebur’s Plastic Roads
“Superworms” Can Happily Eat Polystyrene, Offering Help To Plastic Problem
In a surprising turn of events, superworms, commonly known as wiggly bugs often sold as lizard food, have revealed a remarkable ability to digest polystyrene, offering a potential breakthrough in addressing the planet's persistent plastic problem. Scientists from the University of Queensland in Australia, as reported in the journal Microbial Genomics, have unveiled that the … [Read more...] about “Superworms” Can Happily Eat Polystyrene, Offering Help To Plastic Problem
Microbes Are Evolving To “Eat” Plastic All Around The World
In a concerning revelation about Earth's pollution crisis, scientists from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have unveiled a surprising phenomenon: microbes across the globe are developing an appetite for plastic. Published in the journal Microbial Ecology, the research indicates a surge in microbial enzymes capable of degrading plastic, directly linked to escalating … [Read more...] about Microbes Are Evolving To “Eat” Plastic All Around The World
Plastic-Eating Superworms: A Potential Solution to the Global Plastic Waste Crisis
Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery that could potentially provide a solution to the escalating crisis of plastic waste plaguing our planet. With the production of over 300 million tons of plastic each year, half of which is intended for single use and often unrecyclable, the problem has reached alarming proportions. The International Union for Conservation of … [Read more...] about Plastic-Eating Superworms: A Potential Solution to the Global Plastic Waste Crisis