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Countries fail to reach agreement on plastic pollution treaty after South Korea talks | World News
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Countries negotiating a global treaty to curb plastic pollution have failed to reach an agreement, with oil-producing nations opposing a cap on production. A meeting in Busan, South Korea, was meant to be the fifth and final round of talks, but negotiators remain far apart on the basic scope of the deal and could only…
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Worm’s saliva found to break down plastic in major pollution breakthrough | Climate News
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A worm could be the answer to solving the problem of what to do about one of the commonest forms of plastic pollution. Spanish researchers have found that chemicals in the saliva of the wax worm can break down polyethylene, a particularly hard-wearing material. Their research found that exposing the plastic to the creature’s saliva…