A new study finds a bacterium in this family can break down the plastic for food. Researchers also identified the enzyme the bacterium use to degrade plastic. The discovery opens new possibilities ...

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Findings presented this week in the journal Chemosphere show that a variety of household products made with recycled black plastic — including food service ware, kitchen utensils, and toys ...

Made with a more buoyant type of plastic, bottle caps also travel further across oceans than the bottles they are sold with. Even when plastics are recycled, the process creates a lower-quality ...

“The novel concern that’s raised in this study is ‘Look, black plastic that shouldn’t be recycled is ending up in all kinds of products that lead to human exposure,’” she sai ...

Check out these other amazing products made from recycled ocean plastic. Cuts. Scrapes. Insect bites. Sunburns. Itching. Scars. Dry skin. Everyone gets them! There are plenty of products to treat ...

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