Could food waste plastics be cheaper than fossil plastics? 👀 According to @_trifilon, they can! After years of development, their locally produced solution can remove the so-called "green premium". Read more in this featured article on @WeDontHaveTime: https://t.co/YrRxDBRVSB #FoodWaste #Sustainability #PlasticPollution #Therearenospecificcountrycodesrelatedtothetweetprovided.
Merijn Tinga, biologo e attivista olandese noto come Plastic Soup Surfer, ha percorso oltre 700 km da Nizza a Roma in windsurf, utilizzando una tavola realizzata con plastica riciclata, per promuovere il Sistema di Deposito Cauzionale (DRS) per bottiglie e lattine e invitare il Papa a supportare l'iniziativa contro l'inquinamento da plastica. #PlasticSoupSurfer #Riciclaggio #InquinamentoPlastico
RT @StephenORahilly: Extraodinary. How can the @Irishtimes not know that Dr Gallagher's own professional body, The Assoc. of Plastic Surge… #PlasticSurgery #MedicalProfession #MediaOversight #IE
Ayra Satheesh, an 18-year-old Irish student, has won the European Earth Prize for her innovative project, Eco Purge, which develops biodegradable plastics that break down safely while removing microplastics from the environment, earning her mentorship and funding to scale up her invention for practical applications. #EnvironmentalInnovation #BiodegradablePlastics #YouthLeadership #IE #EU
Taiwan's plastic industry is grappling with significant shortages due to disruptions in petrochemical supplies caused by the war in Iran, leading to increased prices, diminished production capacity, and adverse effects on everyday businesses and consumers reliant on plastic products. #PlasticSustainability #SupplyChainDisruption #TaiwanPlasticCrisis #TW #US #CN #IR #RU #UA
The clean-up of millions of plastic pellets washed ashore in Sussex and Kent due to a spill from a Southern Water treatment works may take up to three years, according to the non-profit organization Nurdle, which is employing specialized equipment and relying on natural events to recover the plastics, while the Environment Agency investigates the incident's significant environmental impact. #PlasticPollution #EnvironmentalImpact #CleanUpEfforts #GB
Mario Rielo, un joven de 20 años nacido con el síndrome de Poland, se sometió a una cirugía reconstructiva en el Hospital Gregorio Marañón de Madrid, donde se utilizó tecnología de impresión 3D para adaptar una prótesis a medida que corrige su malformación pectoral, mejorando significativamente su imagen y calidad de vida. #3DPrinting #PolandSyndrome #PlasticSurgery
La Paz Hospital in Spain has successfully performed the country's first robotic-assisted breast reconstruction using the patient’s abdominal tissue, pioneering the application of robotic technology in Plastic Surgery, which offers benefits like reduced post-operative pain, fewer complications, and quicker recovery times due to more precise and less invasive techniques. #RoboticSurgery #PlasticSurgery #BreastReconstruction #ES
100% recyclable plastic. I would still prefer for the reduction of new plastics/materials but understand the demand, particularly for non-single-use plastics. I would be curious to see how this progresses; these things are always too good to be true! https://t.co/IGeSjZvcIr -
Leonardo da Vinci's meaning in our era <p>Each generation has interpreted Leonardo da Vinci, finding him remarkably modern.</p> <p><em>We can consider Leonardo's meaning in our era. Leonardo's genius and symbol of the "universal man" stem from the breadth of his interests in the arts, science and technology. He discovered, among other things, acetone, the lumen cinereum of the moon, the centre of gravity of a pyramid, and working with plastics.</em></p>
