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Xeros Technology to explore upcycling of microplastics

Xeros Technology has partnered with the University of Surrey to jointly fund ground-breaking research to turn the microfibers recovered from…

1 year ago

Patagonia, Samsung develops washing machine that reduces microplastics

Samsung and Patagonia have teamed up to fight the microplastics that are produced throughout the textile and laundry processes.

1 year ago

Teijin Frontier develops highly biodegradable PLA resin to possibly reduce microplastics

Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd., claims to have created a useful polylactic acid (PLA) resin that biodegrades more quickly than traditional…

1 year ago

California adopts nations’s first microplastics reduction policy

The California Ocean Protection Council has approved the first comprehensive microplastics strategy in the country, in response to growing concern.

2 years ago

Samsung partners with Patagonia to minimize microplastics

Samsung Electronics, has teamed up with sustainable outerwear brand Patagonia, to develop a washing technology that reduces microplastics.

2 years ago

UK’s APPG outlines policy recommendations on microplastics

The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Microplastics (APPG) published a report titled ‘Microplastic Policies for the Government,' which includes a number…

3 years ago

Scientists discovers a way to remove microplastics from water

Microbiologists claim to have discovered a way to naturally capture and eliminate microplastic waste from marine ecosystems using 'sticky' bacteria.

3 years ago

Scientists develop recyclable plastic alternative for polymers

Scientists have devised a novel method to produce recyclable plastics by combining CO2 and lignin, a low-cost renewable alternative to…

2 weeks ago

Americhem introduces sustainable antimicrobial textile treatment, nShield

Americhem Inc. is reinforcing its commitment to environmental sustainability with a new antimicrobial and odor control treatment for textiles named…

4 months ago

Under Armour, James Heal’s innovative fiber-shed test kits now available for industry adoption

Under Armour and James Heal have optimized industry-ready fiber-shed test kits from Under Armour’s simplified method to tackle the sustainability…

5 months ago