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• Singapore Launches 10-Cent Beverage Container Return Scheme Amid Inventory Transition and Low Recycling Rates

  Published: Apr 15, 2026

  Section: Environment

  Singapore has rolled out over 1,000 reverse vending machines as part of a new beverage container return scheme designed to boost domestic recycling. However, the initial launch has...

• University of Edinburgh Scientists Engineer Bacteria to Convert Plastic Waste into Parkinson’s Medication

  Published: Mar 16, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  In a world-first for "bio-upcycling," researchers have successfully used engineered E. coli to transform PET plastic bottles into L-DOPA, the primary treatment for Parkinson's dise...

• Invisible Ecological Crisis: Global Water Systems Face Persistent Contamination from 24 Trillion Microplastic Fragments

  Published: Feb 27, 2026

  Section: Environment

  Microplastics have infiltrated every level of the global water cycle, from metropolitan tap water to pristine Antarctic snow, with 83% of global drinking water samples testing posi...

• Manchester Researchers Challenge "Misleading" Language Hindering Real Plastic Waste Solutions

  Published: Feb 25, 2026

  Section: Research

  Researchers from The University of Manchester are calling for a radical shift in the terminology used to describe plastic waste management. A new study highlights how vague terms l...