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• Turning plastic waste into a valuable soil additive
  

  University of California, Riverside, scientists have moved a step closer to finding a use for the hundreds of millions of tons of plastic waste produced every year that often winds up clogging streams and rivers and polluting our oceans. In a recent study, Kandis Leslie Abdul-Aziz, a UCR assistant p more

• Nanoplastics unexpectedly produce reactive oxidizing species when exposed to light
  

  Plastics are ubiquitous in our society, found in packaging and bottles as well as making up more than 18% of solid waste in landfills. Many of these plastics also make their way into the oceans, where they take up to hundreds of years to break down into pieces that can harm wildlife and the aquatic more

• Bringing custom microbes to the business of recycling plastic
  

  Scientists working on a solution for plastic waste have developed a two-step chemical and biological process to break down and upcycle mixed plastics into valuable bioproducts. The project, which involves multiple institutions, draws on synthetic biology expertise at the Department of Energy’s Oak R more

White papers Polystyrene

• X--ray Fluorescence Analysis of Polymers
  

  This White Paper examines to what extent X-ray fluorescence analysis is an appropriate technique for the elemental analysis of polymers more

Infographics Polystyrene

A Guide to Common Household Plastics

Plastic is everywhere in our day to day lives – but, of course, ‘plastic’ is just a catch-all term for a range of different chemical substances. This graphic takes a look at some of the more common plastics we encounter on a regular basis, and examines their chemical structures. Below, we’ll also ta more