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Chart: Mismanaged plastic waste

Hospitals, masks and test kits all produce plastic waste. Only a small part of it is recycled.

The wrap on food waste

As the world faces a growing food crisis, scientists are investigating how we can waste less of it.

Plastic packaging has an evil twin

The problem of too much plastic packaging will not be solved without addressing its larger twin: food waste.

Chart: Mismanaged plastic waste

Hospitals, masks and test kits all produce plastic waste. Only a small part of it is recycled.

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The wrap on food waste

As the world faces a growing food crisis, scientists are investigating how we can waste less of it.

(more…)

Plastic packaging has an evil twin

The problem of too much plastic packaging will not be solved without addressing its larger twin: food waste.

(more…)

Meet the meat that tells you when it’s going bad

Intelligent packaging offers promise for reducing food waste, with smart indicators letting consumers know whether their fridge contents are still safe to eat.

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New plastics prepare for takeoff

Plant-based plastics are only just starting to be more widely accepted. But challenges remain.

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Plastic pollution is bad, but food waste is far worse

Single-use plastic is a huge environmental problem, but it can help limit food waste – another big problem. Tackling both will take ingenuity.

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Citizen action to stem microplastic pollution

For producers of microplastic ‘nurdle’ pellets, the price of packaging is often more than the cost of letting it spill into the ocean.

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