Now you sea me, now you don’t: this #plastic breaks down quickly and harmlessly on contact with #seawater. Every year, 11 million tonnes of #plasticwaste enter the ocean, where they break down into #microplastics that harm marine life and find their way into global food chains. This new material - the brainchild of Japanese researchers - breaks down completely, leaving no trace. It could be a game-changer in the fight against plastic pollution. At the UN Environment Programme INC-5.2 conference,
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Now you sea me, now you don’t: this #plastic breaks down quickly and harmlessly on contact with #seawater. Every year, 11 million tonnes of #plasticwaste enter the ocean, where they break down into #microplastics that harm marine life and find their way into global food chains. This new material - the brainchild of Japanese researchers - breaks down completely, leaving no trace. It could be a game-changer in the fight against plastic pollution. At the UN Environment Programme INC-5.2 conference,
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