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Scientists create new plastics from reclaimed waste

Environment
A German consortium has created a new plastic made from reclaimed waste, which degrades in less than a year and can be produced at...

New study to assess the impact of tyre particles on the marine environment

Environment
A three-year project funded by the Natural Environment Research Council aims to assess the impact of tyre particles on the marine environment. The project –...

Capturing microplastics using acoustics

Environment
Scientists at Shinshu University, Japan, have developed a method of capturing microplastics from wastewater using specialist acoustic technologies. Scientists estimate that the amount of plastic...

iCUPE Datasets for Polar Regions

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The Horizon 2020 iCUPE project aims to improve our understanding of pollution sources, environmental changes, and their impact on polar regions. The coordination of the...

COVID-19 waste: plastic pollution worsens in the wake of the pandemic

Environment
According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) the Earth has been hit by a ‘tidal wave of COVID-19 waste’, including...

Mass of plastics in the Atlantic Ocean weighs around 21 million tonnes

Environment
The mass of plastics in the Atlantic Ocean is approximately 21 million tonnes, according to research conducted by the National Oceanography Centre. This figure is...

New process using bacteria and algae to help the UK military reduce waste

Environment
Biological engineers led by the University of Sheffield’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, are developing a new process to help the UK military...

Environmental pollution causes 13% of deaths in Europe

Environment
According to an assessment published by the European Environment Agency (EEA), 13% of deaths in Europe are caused by environmental pollution and chemical exposure. A...

The future of sustainable development in Denmark

Environment
The Danish Ministry for Higher Education and Science spoke to Innovation News Network’s digital editor Caitlin Magee about sustainable development in Denmark. With the agreement...

UK to launch new facility for converting plastic waste into hydrogen energy

Environment
Infrastructure development company, Peel L&P Environmental plan on building the UK’s first facility for converting plastic waste into hydrogen energy. The waste-to-energy eco-plant is to...

Innovators safely reduce water pollution using chlorine dioxide

Environment
Innovators from the University of Belgrade (UoB), Serbia, and South Ural State University (SUSU), Russia, have developed a method to safely reduce water pollution,...

The benefits of autonomous shipping technologies

Environment
Autonomous shipping technologies have the potential to transform the trade sector by increasing sustainability and minimising vessel collision. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic,...

New app to dramatically cut shipping emissions and fuel costs

Environment
Machine learning-based app to cut shipping emissions and fuel costs by providing captains with information on changing sea conditions. In collaboration with Shell Shipping and...

How successful are plastic removal strategies?

Environment
New study analyses the efficacy of plastic removal strategies and suggests that by 2150 only 5% of ocean plastics will be removed. Researchers at the...
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