[Link] Microplastics Are Everywhere: Land, Sea And Air

Read: 17/11/2021 hackaday.com

Plastics took off in the 20th century, with the new class of materials finding all manner of applications that metal, wood and paper simply couldn’t deliver on. Every field from electronics to the packaging of food found that plastics could play a role.

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[Link] Turning Old Masks Into 3D Printer Filament

Read: 19/10/2021 hackaday.com

Disposable masks have been a necessity during the COVID-19 pandemic, but for all the good they’ve done, their disposal represents a monumental ecological challenge that has largely been ignored in favor of more immediate concerns.

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[Link] Baby turtles ingest more plastic than adults due to how they eat, where they live

Read: 5/8/2021 www.abc.net.au

Baby turtles are more likely to consume plastic waste polluting the ocean than adults because of their eating habits, an international team of researchers has found.

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