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UNC-Chapel Hill has withdrawn its application to burn pellets made of paper and plastic scraps instead of coal in its power plant on Cameron Avenue.
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First-of-its-kind facility could transform the future of plastic bags: 'We never said that it is absolutely a no-go'
"It has a role to play." First-of-its-kind facility could transform the future of plastic bags: 'We never said that it is ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...