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Why recycling isn’t enough to solve the global plastic pollution crisis

Discover why plastic recycling alone is not enough for the world to kick a harmful addiction and solve the plastic pollution crisis.

International collaboration key to igniting worldwide climate action

Learn about Trent University’s world-class research on climate change and sustainability and its global impacts.

Plastics industry lied to consumers for decades about plastic recycling, says CCI report

Big oil and plastic producers have lied for over 30 years that plastic recycling is feasible, says a damning report from the CCI.

Lake Tahoe dive survey highlights plastic litter problem

Scientists have teamed up with the nonprofit Clean Up the Lake to collect and analyse plastic litter found at the bottom of Lake Tahoe.

Waste2Fresh project: An innovative solution for the textile manufacturing industry to reduce water contamination and scarcity

Waste2Fresh is a project that is utilising multiple innovations to solve the problems of denim wastewater contamination worldwide.

The development of the smart city: Waste management and air quality monitoring

Explore the future of urban living with smart city advancements in waste management and air quality monitoring.

Sustainable plastics created by CO2 reuse

A team led by the University of Liège has created a new method using reused CO2 to develop sustainable plastics. Read more here.

Global Plastics Treaty must address full life cycle of plastics

Learn why a Global Plastics Treaty should include upstream processes to tackle the issue of plastic pollution.

‘Biodiversity time machine’: Using AI analysis to uncover a century of climate change

Using AI analysis, scientists have created a ‘biodiversity time machine’ to detect a century of pollution levels and increasing temperatures.

The CHASS project: Using Cu-CHA catalysts to improve the environmental impact of diesel vehicles

The CHASS project aims to improve the lifetime and efficiency of Cu-CHA catalysts for nitrogen oxides removal in freight transport.

Solar-driven methods could be the key to solving oil pollution

Researchers in China have now proposed a brand new concept for clearing oil pollution using solar thermal energy. Read more here.

Urgent action is needed to tackle the plastic recycling ‘postcode lottery’

Find out how implementing a new plastic recycling system in the United Kingdom could improve participation rates. 

Redistributing nitrogen fertiliser levels could lead to more sustainable agriculture

Researchers have modelled the effect of a worldwide redistribution of nitrogen fertiliser use. Read more here.

Researchers develop Machine Learning technology to detect microplastics

Learn how the world's first Machine Learning technology will rapidly and highly sensitively detect microplastics in the field.

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