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The magic of science: How we transform plastic waste into delicious vanilla

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From iced coffee straws to takeout bags, plastic has become a daily necessity. Many fields use plastic, such as aerospace, construction, packing, energy generation, and others. However, of the 6.3 billion metric tons of plastic waste made, studies have shown that only 9% of this was recycled. This means the other 91% pollutes our landfills […]

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Unpacking Packaging: What are Container Deposit Schemes?

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Container deposit schemes encourage us to recycle. They work by collecting drink containers and giving refunds per item returned. So far, these schemes have been successful in Australia. In 2017, New South Wales started the Return and Earn program as the state’s container deposit scheme. It collected over 3.1 billion packaging containers in its first

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Single-use plastics: Why we need to phase them out

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Single-use plastics (SUPs) are the main source of ocean pollution. This has negative effects on marine animals’ life and the marine ecosystem. According to the World Economy Forum, the global economy spends $80 to $120 million each year on plastic packaging. Thus, it’s vital that we phase out SUPs. If everyone buys products that use

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Bottled Water – The Unnecessary Consumer Product

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It all started as far back as 1621 in the United Kingdom, where water bottling first started at the Holy Well. This caused interests to surge in the United States in the 1700s. Bottled water infiltrated the United States in 1767, when Jackson’s Spa in Boston started packaging and selling spring water in bottles. Unfortunately,

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