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Scientists have figured out a way to recycle plastic hundreds of times without losing the quality of the material. Currently, most plastics can only be recycled twothree times before the quality degrades so much that it becomes unusable. Link to full article

BANGKOK (The Japan News/ANN): To help Southeast Asia address a growing problem with marine pollution from plastic waste, a Japanese research group is planning to launch a full-fledged investigation into the issue in April. Link to full article

About a month after the city of Owensboro announced it was no longer accepting cardboard at the recycling center at 1401 W. Seventh St., Owensboro stopped collecting magazines and books on Thursday. Link to full article

Carbon capturing and carbon sequestering, meaning the uptake and storage of CO2 molecules in a solid object, like a buildinga tree which it can’t escape from, is one of the many tools for entrepreneurs, manufacturers, and businessmen, who want to do their part to combat the climate crisis. Link to …

New York City’s Department of Sanitation reported that New York City recycles 18 of trash from homes and 25 of trash from businesses. The city isn’t doing as well as SeattleSan Francisco, according to the New York Times. Link to full article

Trinidad and Tobago’s blazing landfill fires which cause toxic smoke and fumes may actually have their origins in our very own kitchen bins. Link:

Kolkata: The New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) is contemplating to find out the effectiveness of manures produced from compost. The NKDA has installed two machines at two of its markets in this regard. Link:

“Having to treat child car seats as waste is scandalous and is extremely frustrating for councils and parents." Link:

An emergency situation these days is when the battery runs low on the Smart phone. Link:

Researchers from the Universities of Bath and Birmingham claim progress on recycling plant-based plastics such as PLA. Link: