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‘Groundnut, cooking oil sellers use polluted bottles collected from drains, refuse dumps’
Environmental issues are as old as Lagos State but the administration of Babajide Sanwoolu is coming up with a novel idea to tackle a major menace even as another rears its ugly head. DAYO AYEYEMI ...
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It's Time To Get Rid Of Your Black Plastic Kitchen Utensils—Here's What You Should Use Instead
Black plastic kitchen utensils have been a staple in many households for decades, but the beloved tools often contain harmful ...
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I Replaced My Old Plastic Containers with This Glass Set That Holds a Week’s Worth of Food
The Rubbermaid Brilliance Glass Food Storage Containers feel like they were made for meal prep—and they’re the reason why I ...
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Scientists develop game-changing process that could help solve growing global trash issue — here's how
which could be used in the push for cleaner forms of fuel. Unlike other ways plastic and foam are broken down — using caustic chemicals that can further damage the environment — iron is non-toxic, ...
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How to multiply and divide by 0, 1, 10 and 100
When you multiply by 1 the answer stays the same. 21 × 1 = 21 When you multiply by 10, move all the digits one place to the left, putting a zero in the empty space. 21 × 10 = 210 When you ...
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Oregon’s ban against Styrofoam takeout containers takes effect
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An Oregon law pushing restaurants to use eco-friendly takeout containers is now in effect. Approved by the Oregon Senate and House in 2023, Senate Bill 543 was officially ...
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Plastic crystals could replace greenhouse gases used in refrigerators
A team of chemical engineers at Deakin University, working with colleagues from the University of Western Australia, the University of Sydney and Monash University, all in Australia, has found that a ...
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Plastic foam containers to be banned starting the New Year in Oregon
Starting Wednesday, January 1, 2025, food vendors and restaurants in Oregon will be required to stop using plastic foam takeout containers due to a law passed by the Oregon legislature in 2023.
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The World's Fifth-Largest Economy Is About to Ban Most Polystyrene Foam
California, the most populous U.S. state and fifth-largest world economy, will effectively ban the use of most expanded plastic foam food containers on January 1, a move conservationists called a ...
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Foods With the Most Plastic Chemicals: Study Reveals Surprising Results
PlasticList tested nearly 300 food products and discovered high levels of phthalates, a chemical used to make plastics softer and more flexible, in fast foods such as Burger King's chicken nuggets ...
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How synthetic textiles made from plastic took over the fashion industry
A corset of disposable straws, with plastic forks dangling from the waist. Skirts of knotted plastic fishing line with a bodice made from takeaway soy sauce containers. All her outfits are made ...
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Teabags release billions of microplastics and nanoplastics that end up in your body: Study
In the said study, the tea bags made from the polymers nylon-6, polypropylene and cellulose were used. When polypropylene ... are very small particles of plastics that come from a variety of ...