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They were washed in with the tide, most likely from China or the US, thousands of miles away -- part of an enormous plastic garbage patch, spinning in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, which you ...

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(Getty Images) There are three main reasons your cat is attracted to plastic. Cats are curious creatures. Some cats like plastic because the texture feels interesting and makes crinkling sounds.

While a common family of bacteria, Comamonadaceae, grow on plastics in urban rivers and wastewater systems, it was unclear how these bacteria interact with and break down plastic. Professor Ludmilla ...

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Despite global concerns over the accumulation of plastic waste, the drive to produce new plastics shows no signs of slowing down. According to OECD data, the world’s annual plastic production ...

On Tuesday, Australia takes another step towards reshaping its throw-away society. A range of single-use plastic, including straws, cutlery and micro beads in shampoo, will be banned in its most ...

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Some scientists argue it is far better to reduce the amount of plastic used in the first place. The penultimate round of UN talks for a future plastics treaty have just drawn to a close in Canada ...