Taiwan News11 天
Polycarbonate Sheets Market– Competitive Analysis with Forecast 2025 to 2033
The advantages of polycarbonate sheet-based roofing system are its durability, ease of use, UV protection, fire resistance, aesthetic appeal, and others. However, factors hindering the market are ...
The Financial Times12 天
Plastics and Chemicals
Plastics are ubiquitous in modern economies, yet they come with a high environmental cost. As the UN debates how to manage their impacts, this report looks at the factors shaping the industry ...
Politico Europe14 天
UN plastic talks on verge of collapse in final hours
BUSAN, South Korea — With mere hours to go until global plastic treaty talks are meant to wrap up, negotiations are starting to crumble. Many delegates are settling in for an extra round of talks at a ...
unep.org14 天
Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution
In March 2022, at the resumed fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2), a historic resolution was adopted to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, ...
philstar.com24 天
Philippines must stand for a strong plastics treaty
As the fifth and final session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) to develop a Global Plastics Treaty resumes, our nation faces a critical moment. The stakes are clear ...
HuffPost25 天
There's A Scary Rumor About Black Plastic Cookware — Should You Throw Yours Out?
Now, a study published in Chemosphere, which was led by researchers at Toxic-Free Future and the Amsterdam Institute for Life and Environment at Vrije Universiteit, gives even more reason to ...
The Independent26 天
Trillions of pieces of plastic are estimated to float in oceans around the world
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today. From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The ...
Mongabay26 天
The plastics crisis is now a global human health crisis, experts say
Plastics can contain thousands of different chemicals, many of them linked to cancer and reproductive harm, and many never tested for safety. Multiple studies are now finding these chemicals ...
Phys.org26 天
Experts study where microplastics are winding up—and what risks they pose
While photos of littered beaches and floating garbage patches are unsettling, perhaps the most problematic plastic is barely visible to the naked eye. Called microplastics—chunks less than 5 ...
Los Angeles Times27 天
Your cool black kitchenware could be slowly poisoning you, study says. Here’s what to do
That’s the alarming message from a new study published in the journal Chemosphere. Cooking with any plastic utensil has long been seen as worrisome because heat can cause chemicals in the ...
Seattle Times27 天
Your black plastic spatula could be slowly poisoning you, study says. Here’s what to do
That’s the alarming message from a new study published in the journal Chemosphere. Cooking with any plastic utensil has long been seen as worrisome because heat can cause chemicals in the ...
Phys.org27 天
A clean break: Scientists convert plastics into soaps and detergents
In simple terms, Liu's system was two steps. It first involved using thermolysis, or breaking down a substance—in this case, plastic—by using heat. Plastic placed in a reactor built by Liu's ...