Biodegradation of Polyester Polyurethane by Endophytic Fungi. + Author Affiliations Bioremediation is an important approach to waste reduction that relies on biological processes to break down a variety of pollutants.
This is made possible by the vast metabolic diversity of the microbial world. To explore this diversity for the breakdown of plastic, we screened several dozen endophytic fungi for their ability to degrade the synthetic polymer polyester polyurethane (PUR). MBA Polymers UK. Mike Biddle: We can recycle plastic. Dr. Mike Biddle at Sustain '08. Welcome to MBA Polymers—Smarter Plastics. MikeBiddle (MikeBiddle) sur Twitter. Thèse - Environmental and Health Hazards of Chemicals in Plastic Polymers and Products. Facing the Dirty Truth About Recyclable Plastics by Daniel Goleman. 05 May 2011: Analysis by daniel goleman On a visit to India a while back I came upon a fenced empty field that was practically buried in flimsy white throwaway plastic bags, the kind you carry your purchases home in from the store.
The locals joked that this was “the garden where plastic bags grew.” But when I returned to India last month, I was pleasantly surprised to find that now when you shop in New Delhi, no store will give you a plastic bag for your purchases. They’re illegal there, as well as in many other Indian cities and states.
Van Jones: The economic injustice of plastic. Plastique sur l'océan, Découverte, Radio-Canada.