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New plastic recycling bins rolled out across the borough - Here's how they work Basingstoke Gazette 10:56

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Research team upcycles plastic waste into high-performance lubricants Bryan-College Station Eagle, Texas 06:15

Yesterday

18-Year-Old Student Develops Biodegradable Plastic Designed to Break Down Microplastics in Soil and Water Discover Magazine 22:56 Fri, 07 Aug

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Denver sues Philip Morris over cigarette butt litter Courthouse News 22:54 Fri, 07 Aug

Correa, Merkley Launch New Effort To Fix Misleading Recycling Labels Representative Lou Correa (Press Release) 19:21 Fri, 07 Aug

New Process Turns Mixed Plastic Waste Directly Into Hydrogen Fuel HumanProgress 19:04 Fri, 07 Aug

Stop putting common type of plastic in recycling bins – it's wrong place for it Cambridgeshire Live 15:48 Fri, 07 Aug

Litigation Threatens Enforcement of California’s SB 54 Efforts To Reduce Plastic Waste JD Supra 15:12 Fri, 07 Aug

ReVentas secures £3.5M Scottish Enterprise Grant Interplas Insights 12:13 Fri, 07 Aug

Binman urges Brits to stop putting common plastic item into recycling – it won't be collected The Mirror 12:10 Fri, 07 Aug

QUB Wool Ropes Offer Plastic-Free Future for Seaweed Farms Afloat.ie 10:27 Fri, 07 Aug

Electrolyser developed by Keele scientists enables simultaneous hydrogen and sustainable plastics production Keele University 10:15 Fri, 07 Aug

Millions of plastic nurdles spreading dangerously along coast The Independent 09:30 Fri, 07 Aug

Government criticised over plastic spill response BBC 06:29 Fri, 07 Aug

Schneider Shorts 7.08.2026 – The motive remains a mystery For Better Science 06:08 Fri, 07 Aug

INCPEN calls for joint cross-sector ‘delivery mission’ after delay to flexible collections Packaging News 00:59 Fri, 07 Aug

Volunteers angry at delay in joining plastic nurdles clean-up The Independent 00:01 Fri, 07 Aug

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Thursday

Carlos Monreal returns as CEO of Plastic Energy Interplas Insights 15:09 Thu, 06 Aug

A Short Film Sheds Light on the Garfield Phones Washing Up on a French Beach Since the ’80s Colossal 14:44 Thu, 06 Aug

Imperfect sorting of plastic types undermines mechanical recycling, explains Manchester study Envirotec 14:06 Thu, 06 Aug

Turkey’s plastic waste per person exceeds global average by 45 percent Turkish Minute 13:34 Thu, 06 Aug

This High Schooler Invented a Plant-Based Plastic That Removes Microplastics From the Environment as It Biodegrades Smithsonian Magazine 12:29 Thu, 06 Aug

Defra charts continued fall in England’s single-use plastic bag sales Packaging News 11:44 Thu, 06 Aug

Plastic pellet spill likely to become 'long-term' Enviro issue Northumberland Gazette 11:13 Thu, 06 Aug

Thermo Fisher data manipulation & the shrinking chemical recycling industry Chemistry World Magazine 09:31 Thu, 06 Aug

REUSE Foundation secures National Lottery funding to bring refill to East London communities Pressat (Press Release) 08:22 Thu, 06 Aug

Sirje Potisepp: Changing who pays the bill will not make the environment cleaner ERR 07:17 Thu, 06 Aug

Plastic nurdle spill an 'environmental disaster' BBC 06:34 Thu, 06 Aug

Council reveals what Darlington households can use to line new food waste caddy bins The Northern Echo 05:35 Thu, 06 Aug

New bin on Wirral waterfront aims to 'throw marine life a lifeline' Wirral Globe 05:12 Thu, 06 Aug

Cresa's fix for India's 12-billion sanitary pad disposal problem YourStory 03:08 Thu, 06 Aug

Tuvalu Youth Champion Solutions to Plastic Pollution in National Competition Pacific Regional Environment Programme 02:36 Thu, 06 Aug

Korea exports recycled naphtha made from waste plastic for first time Asia Today 02:18 Thu, 06 Aug

Marshall Islands moves to strengthen single-use plastics legislation Pacific Regional Environment Programme 02:15 Thu, 06 Aug

Cooler synthesis helps plastic-recycling catalysts last longer Newswise (Press Release) 01:39 Thu, 06 Aug

Sheep wool to make seaweed farming plastic free Evening Standard 00:05 Thu, 06 Aug

Wednesday

Exclusive: Port of Tyne Nurdle spill took 'five seconds' says Port of Tyne boss ITV 20:04 Wed, 05 Aug

Tangled seaweed inspires one-size-fits-all cleaners for ocean microplastics Phys.org 19:54 Wed, 05 Aug

More than 20 tonnes of plastic recycled from beaches in three years Dorset Echo 17:04 Wed, 05 Aug

Scientists Turn One of the World's Most Hated Plastics Into Premium Lubricant Newswise (Press Release) 16:07 Wed, 05 Aug

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