Ecos Issue 134, 2007 page 7 Fast-degrading nappies lighten the load on landfill Reports on the development of a fully biodegradable disposable nappy.
No. 130, 2006, page 5 Ozmotech's plastic-to-fuel solution in demand Describes the development of Australian technology to recycle plastic waste into commercial grade diesel fuel.
No. 128, 2005/2006, page 6 A sweet European deal for Plantic’s bioplastic An update on the commercialisation of biodegradable plastic.
No. 108, 2001, pages 4-5 Green plastic (by Wendy Pyper) Describes biodegradable plastic products being developed in Australia.
New Scientist 9 May 2007, pages 28-29 Recycled plastic to get clean bill of health (by Michael Reilly) Looks at the benefits of the generation of recycling plants.
7 April 2007, pages 37-41 Packaging - unwrapped (by Jessica Marshall) Discusses what can be done about the tide of apparently pointless packaging.
8 October 2005, page 6 Cigarette butts go green Describes compostable cigarette filters.
8 January 2005, page 11 Seabirds ingest bellyfuls of plastic pollution (by Rob Edwards Texel) Reports on a study looking at plastics found in the stomachs of seabirds.
11 September 2004, page 30 Battle of the bag (by Caroline Williams) Looks at consumer attitudes to plastic bags.
6 May 2004 Rising tide of micro-plastics plaguing the seas (by Maggie McKee) Reports on a study looking at the amount of microscopic plastic fragments in the ocean.
23 November 2002 Food scraps make perfect plastic (by Ian Sample) Discusses a biological reactor that converts food waste into a biodegradable plastic.
Inside Science (No. 50), 19 October 1991 Degradable plastics (by John Emsley) Covers biodegradation and photodegradation of plastics.
Newsline Issue 37, Autumn 2006, pages 8-9 Plastics, naturally (by David Bradley) Reports on research to develop environmentally friendly ways to produce and dispose of plastics.
Scientific American 27 February 2006 Bacteria turn styrofoam into biodegradable plastic (by David Biello) Reports on the use of bacteria to turn styrofoam into PHA, a biodegradable plastic.
August 2000, pages 24-29 How green are green plastics? (by Tillman U. Gerngross and Steven C. Slater) Covers the environmental pluses and minuses of making plastics using green plants.
Solve Issue 10, February 2007 Eco-packaging challenge (by Gio Braidotti) Looks at efforts to assist the packaging industry to assess the biodegradability of products.
Velocity March 2007 “Green” nappy is biodegradable Reports on the invention of the world’s first completely biodegradable nappy by a west Australian researcher. |
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