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Jason Momoa Shaves Six-Year Beard to Unveil Mananalu’s Closed-Loop Water Bottles

Momoa kicked off the initiative in Hawai’i with a closed-loop system of reusable aluminum bottles to reduce single-use plastic waste.

Study Finds Adults Inhale Up to 68,000 Ultrafine Microplastic Particles Each Day Indoors

Inventor Julian Brown Is Safe, Authorities Confirm Following Cryptic Disappearance

Geneva Treaty Talks Under Pressure to Agree on Binding Plastic Pollution Rules

Leaf-Inspired Bioplastic Surpasses Petroplastics and Decomposes at Room Temperature

Geneva to Host Renewed UN Plastics Treaty Talks

Researchers Outline Diet and Enzyme Routes to Scale Waxworm Plastic Degradation

Landmark Study Finds Microplastics in Human Reproductive Fluids

France Enforces Nationwide Ban on Outdoor Smoking

Inline NMR Enables Precision Upcycling of Real-World Plastic Waste Into Chemicals and Fuels

Scientists Convert Plastic Waste Into Paracetamol With 92% Yield

Engineered E. Coli Converts Plastic Waste to Paracetamol

Ontario Launches BeBot to Clean Plastic from Provincial Park Beaches

Glass Bottles Contain Up to 50 Times More Microplastics Than Plastic, Study Shows

India’s Plastic Pollution Intensifies as Collection and Recycling Lag

Recycled Plastic Pellets Leach 80+ Chemicals That Disrupt Fish Metabolism

Plastic Bag Bans Cut Shoreline Litter by Up to 47%

Study Finds BPA Amplifies Retinoic Acid Effects, Impairing Brain Development

Study Ties Coastal Microplastic Pollution to Elevated Cardiometabolic Disease Risk

EU’s Tethered Bottle Caps Draw Ongoing Consumer Complaints One Year After Mandate