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Vermont Plastic Bag Ban Achieves 91% Drop While 70% of Residents Approve

Vermont’s plastic bag ban has cut plastic bag use by 91% since July 2020, according to a new University of Vermont (UVM) study. The research, led by UVM professor Qingbin Wang and

Karmactive Staff

June 25, 2025

Health·Plastic·Science

Hospital Superbug Eats Medical Plastic: 78% Destroyed in 7 Days, Raising Patient Safety Concerns

A common hospital bacterium can actually eat the plastic used in medical devices like sutures and implants, according to new research. This unexpected finding has doctors and hospitals rethinking infection control and

Tejal Somvanshiand

Karmactive Staff

June 6, 2025

Plastic Recycling. Photo Source: Fraunhofer.

Plastic·Recycle·Science·Sustainability

German Scientists Convert 5.6M Tons Plastic Waste Into 99.8% Pure 3D Printing Filaments

In German laboratories, plastic bottle caps that once held your morning milk are being reborn as precision-engineered components through an innovative recycling process that converts post-consumer packaging waste into high-purity 3D printing

Rahul Somvanshi

May 22, 2025

News·UK

Lidl Recalls Alesto Bars Over Plastic Risk

A safety alert hit Lidl stores this week as plastic pieces were found in four popular snack bar varieties. The recall affects Alesto Raw Fruit & Nut bar multipacks sold across the

Tejal Somvanshiand

Karmactive Staff

May 16, 2025

Representative Image. Microplastic checking in the laoratory. Photo Source - Telegram

Health

Microplastics in Ovaries: Study Finds Particles Under 10 Micrometers and Chemicals

Scientists have discovered tiny plastic particles in human ovaries for the first time. This finding has doctors worried about how these microplastics might harm women’s fertility and reproductive health. In a recent

Tejal Somvanshi

April 23, 2025

Representative Image. Cruise Ship Pollution. Photo Source: George Desipris

Ocean·Pollution·Travel

Cruise Ship Pollution Includes Sewage, Gray Water, Microplastics, and Chemical Discharge at Sea

Entertainment has found a new medium – cruise ship tours around the world. But there is a problem created by these tours. That is cruise ship waste dumping in the sea. The

Govind Tekale

April 16, 2025

Representative Image. Chewing Gum, Photo Credits: Mike Pham

Health

Chewing Gum Releases Up To 3,000 Microplastics Per Stick Says UCLA-Led Study

Modern life is complex. To release tension, we tend to resort to some device. Chewing gum is one of these devices. Cricketers are seen having a chewing gum while playing. But this

Govind Tekale

April 14, 2025

A package of Johnsonville Brats Cheddar Bratwurst. Photo Source: FSIS USDA Government

News·USA

Johnsonville Recalls 22,672 Pounds of Cheddar Bratwurst for Hard Plastic Contamination Across 10 States

Johnsonville, LLC has recalled over 11 tons of cheddar bratwurst products after consumers found hard plastic pieces in their food. The company pulled 22,672 pounds of product from store shelves across ten

Tejal Somvanshi

April 6, 2025

Representative Image: There is not only a lot of plastic waste floating in the oceans, which is washed up on beaches around the world, but also large quantities of microplastics. Photo Source: Christopher Politano/Pexels.com

Ocean·Plastic·Pollution

Oceans Absorb 15% of Airborne Microplastics, Challenging Previous Beliefs

New research has flipped our understanding of how microplastics move through our environment. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology have discovered that oceans capture microplastics from the air rather than

Govind Tekale

March 16, 2025

Representative Image. Recycling of plastic waste, Photo Source: Reinhold Möller Ermell (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Pollution·Recycle

Chemical Recycling: 80% Incineration, Only 0.1% Plastic Reused

Chemical recycling sounds promising—a technology that breaks down plastics into their molecular components to create new materials. But recent research reveals a different story. According to an NRDC report, what the plastics

Karmactive Staff

March 14, 2025