How installation art can make plastic waste more tangible
Art on show in the Plastic Waste Ecologies project. Author provided (no reuse) How installation art can make plastic waste
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Your ‘recycled polyester’ leggings are not as sustainable as you think
Austin/Unsplash Your ‘recycled polyester’ leggings are not as sustainable as you think Published: April 27, 2026 4:13pm EDT https://theconversation.com/your-recycled-polyester-leggings-are-not-as-sustainable-as-you-think-280464 https://theconversation.com/your-recycled-polyester-leggings-are-not-as-sustainable-as-you-think-280464 Link
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How birds are spreading plastic pollution
White storks and gulls feeding at a landfill. Enrique García Muñoz (FotoConCiencia), CC BY-NC-ND How birds are spreading plastic pollution Published:
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Celluloid: the story of the plastic that made Hollywood
Serhii Yushkov/Shutterstock Celluloid: the story of the plastic that made Hollywood Published: March 25, 2026 8:22am EDT https://theconversation.com/celluloid-the-story-of-the-plastic-that-made-hollywood-278835 https://theconversation.com/celluloid-the-story-of-the-plastic-that-made-hollywood-278835 Link copied
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Will oil prices ever truly go back to ‘normal’?
Ronald Wittek/EPA Will oil prices ever truly go back to ‘normal’? Published: April 14, 2026 11:55pm EDT https://theconversation.com/will-oil-prices-ever-truly-go-back-to-normal-280572 https://theconversation.com/will-oil-prices-ever-truly-go-back-to-normal-280572 Link copied
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Here’s how using more recycled plastic could ease the pain of oil shocks
Tracey Nearmy/AAP Here’s how using more recycled plastic could ease the pain of oil shocks Published: April 19, 2026 9:35pm EDT
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Too valuable to burn? Chemical and plastic industries will rely on oil far longer than motorists
Jan Zakelj/Pexels, CC BY-NC-SA Too valuable to burn? Chemical and plastic industries will rely on oil far longer than motorists Published:
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Swap muesli bars for homemade popcorn: 5 ways to pack a lower-waste lunch box
Antoni Shkraba Studio/ Pexels Swap muesli bars for homemade popcorn: 5 ways to pack a lower-waste lunch box Published: January 27,
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We found a germ that ‘feeds’ on hospital plastic – new study
Amparo Garcia/Shutterstock.com We found a germ that ‘feeds’ on hospital plastic – new study Published: May 23, 2025 12:01pm EDT Ronan
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Plastics threaten ecosystems and human health, but evidence-based solutions are under political fire
Canadians use 15 billion plastic bags annually and nearly 57 million straws daily, yet only nine per cent of plastics
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