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deepmind.google
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| | | | Researchers are on a quest to develop enzymes that can break down plastics so they can be 100% recycled The world produces about 400 million tonnes of plastic waste each year. Much of it ends... | |
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www.oxfordstudent.com
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| | | | Since Bakelite was revealed in 1907 as the first synthetic plastic, this lightweight, strong and mouldable class of materials has helped to make the modern world. Heralded as a 'miracle material' with many uses across all aspects of our daily lives, our relationship with plastics is a complicated one. | |
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| | | | The UK exported more of its plastic packaging waste abroad for recycling in 2016 than in any of the three years previously, according to a new analysis by Unearthed. The data comes as industry insiders warn that waste sent abroad may be incinerated or buried rather than being recycled. More than two thirds (67%) of [...] | |
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| | Residential solar follows a similar pattern: it seems affordable for homeowners, but raises system costs through rate structures that over-incentivize adoption. Generous subsidies, like retail-rate net metering, drive excessive solar growth, risking grid stability and shifting costs to non-solar customers that are often less affluent. |