With plastic pollution creating such a monumental problem, and recycling technology being too often inefficient, there seems to be a new biodegradable, bio-based, or more easily dismantled conventional plastic polymer, invented every month. In 2020, GNN reported on plastic item bags made from minerals that dissolve in boiling water, biodegradable flip-flops made from algae, additives The post New Plant-Based Plastics Can be Chemically Recycled With Near-Perfect Efficiency appeared first on Good News Network.

Seville: home to palaces, oranges, and now, a brilliant civic recycling innovative that will see millions of tons of fruit being turned into electricity. When the spring air lies thick with the smell of orange blossoms and the city is at its most beautiful, most non-residents will be unaware that many of the 5.7 million The post Spanish City is Squeezing Green Electricity From Leftover Oranges appeared first on Good News Network.

The world’s largest container shipment carrier has announced that in just two years’ time it will be putting a little more green into the deep blue sea. Maersk is deploying their first carbon-neutral shipping liner that incorporates e-methanol or bio-methanol as fuel in 2023. The green liner is to join the fleet a full seven The post 7 Years Ahead of Schedule, Maersk Will Deploy World’s First Carbon-Neutral Shipping Liner in 2023 appeared first on Good News Network.