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Is it time to ban PVC? Ohio freight train crash reopens the debate

Alps and Arctic microbes able to digest plastic at low temperatures

Machine-learning system sorts compostable from conventional plastic waste

Egg whites used to whisk away microplastics from water

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Crunch time for plastic recycling and 100 years of the BBC

Researchers call for zero plastic pollution target by 2040

Transparent wood could be a sustainable plastic replacement, scientists say

Reduce plastic production to ease energy crisis, say green groups

UK bins 100bn pieces of plastic annually amid calls to ban waste exports

Plans for UK's first Plastic Park approved

Soft drinks industry faces a recycled plastic shortage, says Ribena maker

Carving out a new plastics economy

World’s plastic waste mapped from space using AI

Treated plastic waste good at absorbing carbon, team finds

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Plastic packaging tax could increase plastic exports, warn experts

Recycled plastic bottle research outlines significant environmental benefits

Dubai introduces charge for plastic bags; promises total ban within two years

AI camera can sort and separate 12 types of plastic

Plants from plastics: circular recycling of polymer waste

Plastic industry’s contribution to climate change to outpace coal by 2030

Net-zero CO2 plastic could be more affordable than expected

Enzyme-based plastics recycling more energy efficient, analysis suggests

Agriculture byproducts could help produce biodegradable plastics

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