New recycling rules for England: The everyday items tripping households up
New recycling rules are being introduced across England, and households are being asked to rethink what they put out for collection. As the changes roll out, waste experts warn that a handful of everyday items are still routinely ending up in the wrong bin — creating confusion, contamination and extra work for collection services. The […]
1 month ago
Engineers develop an enzyme that can break down plastic in hours not centuries
A huge scientific breakthrough While plastic usually takes hundreds of years to decompose, Scientists have developed an enzyme that could shorten that time to mere hours. Engineers at the University of Texas in Austin have been working on solutions to the polyethylene terephthalate problem, which currently accounts for 12 per cent of the Earth’s global […]
4 years ago