New research led by ecologists at the University of Toronto examining annual plastic pollution entering oceans, rivers and lakes around the world, outlines potential impacts of various mitigation ...

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Irradiation can also complement and enhance traditional recycling methods. When combined with a chemical recycling method known as pyrolysis, resulting in radiolysis, plastic waste polymers can be ...