Ravel’s technology teases the spandex out of tossed apparel to enable enviro friendly recycling
Seattle startup Ravel builds technology that teases the spandex out of tossed apparel to enable enviro friendly textile ...
Revenge of the nurdles: Oodles of tiny plastic ‘toxic bombs’ wash into bay
Every year, an estimated 2.5 billion nurdles – lentil-sized plastic resin pellets – enter Port Phillip Bay through stormwater ...
UNC drops controversial plan to burn paper, plastic pellets in Chapel Hill power plant
UNC-Chapel Hill has withdrawn its application to burn pellets made of paper and plastic scraps instead of coal in its power plant on Cameron Avenue.
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Semi-truck overturns near Raytheon on Southside
A semi-truck carrying plastic pellets rolled over on Aerospace Parkway near Raytheon, Thursday morning. Tucson Fire responded ...
Research shows microplastics are widespread. Here’s how to reduce your exposure
Research has shown that microplastics can absorb and accumulate toxic chemicals, including persistent organic pollutants ...
Gulfport Seabee’s ‘torture’ of his children included shooting with pellet gun, police say
The Naval Criminal Investigative Service is investigating the allegations of criminal wrongdoing against the Gulfport Seabee, ...
Shell considers selling U.S. and European chemical plants, including Beaver County facility
Reports say Shell may sell its chemical plants, including the $14 billion Monaca facility in Beaver County, amid a strategic ...
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UNC-Chapel Hill Drops Request to Burn Pellets at Power Plant
The university had proposed burning paper and plastic pellets at its power plant as a way to shift from coal and reduce ...
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Trash Trapping Program Rids Toronto, ON Harbour of 100,000+ Small Pieces of Plastic in 2024
Between May and October 2024, a network of trash traps in the Toronto Harbour diverted more than 600-kg of anthropogenic (man ...