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Plastics Experts Hope for a Treaty That Takes a 'Big Bite' Out of Waste
Experts from academia, industry and environmental groups assessed the chances for a global treaty on plastic waste at ...
Central American countries most affected by plastic bottle pollution
Most of the plastic bottles and caps that pollute the Pacific coasts of Latin American countries are of local origin, and are ...
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The growing garbage island polluting the Pacific Ocean
Did you know that there's a garbage patch twice the size of Texas floating in the Pacific Ocean? What's more, this trash pool is almost entirely made up of plastic. How bad do you think that is for ...
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Bits of fishing gear and buoys dominate marine debris load in Alaska, report says
The most frequently collected items in Alaska, as recorded by cleanup volunteers, are fishing net and net pieces; fishing ...
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Scientists find bioplastic that vanishes 80% even in extreme deep-sea conditions
A new study reveals LAHB, a microbial lactate‑based polyester, degraded over 80% in deep‑sea conditions at 855 m in 13 months ...
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Graph-Based Joint Client Clustering and Resource Allocation for ...
Hierarchical federated learning (HFL) is a key technology enabling distributed learning with reduced communication overhead. However, practical HFL systems encounter two major challenges: limited ...