#plasticwaste — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #plasticwaste, aggregated by home.social.
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Questions are being raised about microplastics studies – here’s what’s solid science and what isn’t
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: ♻️🧪 Researchers at #Aarhus University in #Denmark converted #polystyrene from #Styrofoam cups, takeout containers, and CD cases into a solid material that captures CO₂ from #air and smokestacks.
The two-step process adds amines to the #plastic, creating a sponge that grabs CO₂ when cool and releases it when heated for reuse.
👉 https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/06/your-empty-cuppa-could-capture-carbon/
#carboncapture #plasticwaste #polystyrene #upcycling #chemistry #materialscience #climate #co2 #aarhusuniversity #styrofoam #recycling #science #engineering #environment #denmark
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back in the early heyday of #plastics, the great conjecture was that it was just a matter of time until we found an easy, natural way to break down plastics and make them reusable.
I bought in—I made the scientific leap that let me follow that conjecture—that some bacteria or enzyme or process would be found soon for the #plasticwaste.
60 years of #BigChem promises and profit taking, with no discoveries—and those made even less likely by their lack of corporate responsibility..