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Artistic rendering of the new plastic. Cross linked salt bridges visible in the plastic outside the seawater give it its structure and strength. In seawater (and in soil, not depicted), resalting destroys the bridges, prevending microplastic formation and allowing the plastic to become biodegradable.

Scientists Create Plastic That Safely Dissolves in Seawater, Preventing Microplastic Pollution

Plastic targets set up to test the new technology

Plastic rubbish on beaches can now be seen from space

Infographic: Top 10 Plastic Polluters Ranked. Credit Dr Angeliki Savvantoglou of Bear Bones

Global Plastic Pollution Crisis: Uncollected Waste, Open Burning Major Culprits

floating plastic bag

Millions of Tons of Plastic Piling Up on Ocean Floors

After 16 weeks in seawater, bioplastic straws made of foam (top image) broke down at least twice as fast as the solid versions (bottom image).

Lifetime of ‘biodegradable’ straws in the ocean is 8-20 months, study finds

Plastic fork. Pixabay

Nudging food delivery customers to skip the fork drastically cuts plastic waste

Colorful drinking straws made from plastic. Pixabay

Paper drinking straws, cups bring their own health, environment problems

Cook's Petrel, from New Zealand, is an endangered species and is one of the seabirds most at risk from plastic exposure. During its migrations it crosses the Pacific Ocean, and its wintering areas are severely affected by the “big garbage island” of the North Pacific.

Sea of plastic: Mediterranean is the area of the world most at risk for endangered seabirds

Blue button jellies, known by their scientific name Porpita, float on the ocean’s surface using a round disc, and drift where the current takes them.

Converging ocean currents bring floating life and garbage together

Petri dish of assorted plastic debris items

Plastic debris in the Arctic comes from all around the world – including Germany

Solar-powered reactor for converting plastic and greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels Credit: Reisner Lab

Solar-powered system converts plastic and greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels

Density separation process during microplastics analysis of samples from Weddell Sea Expedition (c) Nekton

Synthetic fibers discovered in Antarctic air, seawater, sediment and sea ice as the ‘pristine’ continent becomes a sink for plastic pollution

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