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engineers fighting plastic waste in the world's oceans

Harmful to humans and animals alike, the growing amount of plastic in the world’s oceans is an unfolding disaster. Fortunately, ...

This ‘rubbish bin for the ocean’ sucks in plastic waste and cleans waterways

by Create Digital

January 16, 2019

More than 13 million tonnes of plastic enter Australia's waterways every year. Meet Seabin, a device designed to collect plastic ...

Meet one engineer transforming plastic waste into the filament of the future

by Susan Muldowney

December 4, 2018

Perth-based mechanical engineer Darren Lomman is working to stop plastic waste ending up in our oceans by converting it into ...

New water treatment method traps BPA particles like a Venus flytrap

by Nadine Cranenburgh

October 19, 2018

Engineers have pioneered an innovative water treatment method that captures and breaks down BPA, commonly found in plastic containers.

New at-home recycling unit wants to make it easy to reuse plastics

by Rachael Brown

August 7, 2018

At-home recycling plants might soon be available thanks to a new project developed by a group of Monash University students.

Cleaner clothes lead to more microplastics in the food chain, research finds

by Nadine Cranenburgh

July 31, 2018

According to recent studies, billions of synthetic microfibres are making their way out of laundries and into the sea in ...

Senate eyes ban on single-use plastics to solve looming recycling crisis

by Nadine Cranenburgh

July 3, 2018

China’s ban on recyclable rubbish imports is threatening Australia’s kerbside recycling program. In response, a Senate inquiry has recommended banning ...

Living sea walls give marine life something to hold onto

by Natasha Hancock

June 26, 2018

Australian researchers are developing living seawalls and artificial reefs to support native marine life as rapidly growing coastal populations expand ...