Plastic

New recyclable plastic thanks to physical forces

Science
Combination of physics with chemistry developed a recyclable plastic.
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Pilot with takeaway containers

Organisation
Use of the container is free unless you return it too late.
Meeuw met plastic afval

WUR ‘plastics researcher’ in race for title of greatest science talent in the Netherlands and Belgium

Science
Tim van Emmerik is competing with 14 other young science talents.

Plastic grows back together

In-depth
Science
‘I saw the molecular structures of the self-healing plastic in my mind.’
duurzame verpakking

Sustainable packaging can sell itself

Science
'There is a lot of greenwashing on food packaging, which makes consumers…

Amount of plastic in your body is limited

Science
An adult on average takes up 880 microplastic particles every day, a…

Cycling plastic collector briefly back in the Netherlands

Student
Robin Aanstoot is making a documentary on plastic recycling during his travels.

10.000 kilometres of recycling plastic

Student
‘I have always surfed; this automatically makes you involved in the sea.’

This is how far plastic floats in the sea

Science
Where does plastic that is discarded in the sea go? A capsule…

Most plastic bottles not recycled

Science
The food industry could recycle much more plastic, WUR research shows.

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