An eleventh grader in Waterloo has figured out what makes plastic decompose and how to speed up that process—to three months. The trick was figuring out which bacteria are responsible for breaking down plastic over time and then to grow those.
“Almost every week I have to do chores and when I open the closet door, I have this avalanche of plastic bags falling on top of me,” the 16-year old-told The Record. “One day, I got tired of it and I wanted to know what other people are doing with these plastic bags.”
Via Treehugger via The Record
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At 3pm, June 1st, a raft made of a salvaged plane and 15,000 plastic bottles will set sail from the Long Beach Aquarium, pointed toward Hawaii. Tipster Anna Cummins invites anyone in the area to see her financee and his partner head off on an exciting expedition to raise awareness about ocean debris. Track the journey on the boat’s 
Veolia Environmental Services has figured out an interesting model for funding the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. They collect old bras from local ladies and sell them in West Africa. When I first started seeing bra recycling headlines from Ireland and England this week, I assumed people were collecting the underwire. This, however, is a good example of how recycling pays!
The Combustibles are having a benefit 
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