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Chemicals from plastics can kill oxygen-producing ocean bacteria
3, Nov 2022

Chemicals from plastics can kill oxygen-producing ocean bacteria

A new study has found that the chemicals leaching from plastics can change the mix of microbial life in seawater and can harm microbes critical to oxygen production in our...

Synbio-start up creates an infinite recycling circle for plastics
24, May 2022

Synbio-start up creates an infinite recycling circle for plastics

A new Australian start-up involving Chief Investigator Professor Colin Jackson will ‘infinitely’ recycle plastic to help solve the global plastic pollution crisis.   Enzymes that break down plastic to their core...