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Editorial: Compostable plastic? Not so much

Most people know by now that the disposable plastic used for take-out food is an environmental hazard. Containers, cups, utensils, straws — very little of it gets recycled and very much of it ends up polluting the oceans, lakes and rivers of the world.

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BP forms consortium to tackle plastic waste

Leading companies operating across the polyester packaging value chain have formed a new consortium to help address the issue of plastic waste by accelerating the commercialisation of BP Infinia enhanced recycling technology

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Five myths about recycling

From the kitchen table to the editorial pages, people have been debating the merits of recycling for decades. Does it really save energy and money? Can I recycle that yogurt cupjuice box? At the same time, recycling technology and global markets have evolved quickly, leaving some consumers confusedstuck in old, outdated ways. A lot of myths persist about those blue bins. Here are some of the most common.

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Five myths about recycling

From the kitchen table to the editorial pages, people have been debating the merits of recycling for decades. Does it really save energy and money? Can I recycle that yogurt cupjuice box? At the same time, recycling technology and global markets have evolved quickly, leaving some consumers confusedstuck in old, outdated ways. A lot of myths persist about those blue bins. Here are some of the most common.

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Microplásticos: científicos observan que son millones de veces más abundantes en el océano de lo que se pensaba

Un trabajo realizado por el Instituto Oceanográfico Scripps, de EEUU, sugiere que podría haber un millón de veces más piezas de plástico en el océano de lo estimado previamente

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Sociedad de sólida a líquida

Los fenómenos inherentes a la sociedad líquida son abordados en la obra: Vidas desperdiciadas, de Zygmunt Bauman este intelectual afronta una de las paradojas más inquietantes de la modernidad: la producción de una cultura de “residuos humanos”, que comprende, según este autor, todas “poblaciones superfluas” de emigrantes, refugiados y demás parias”.

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