Watch

Name: The Perth bioplastics hub helping to reduce plastic pollution
Uploaded: 2024-09-05T10:31:10.826Z
Duration: 2 min 16 s
Description: In just one year the world produces around 52 million tonnes of plastic pollution. Researchers have used artificial intelligence to model waste management around the globe and what happens to it. In Australia, three million tonnes of that plastic ends up in landfill each year and a laboratory in Perth is developing an alternative - which can breakdown without leaving a trace.

The Perth bioplastics hub helping to reduce plastic pollution

Published 5 September 2024, 9:45 am

In just one year the world produces around 52 million tonnes of plastic pollution. Researchers have used artificial intelligence to model waste management around the globe and what happens to it. In Australia, three million tonnes of that plastic ends up in landfill each year and a laboratory in Perth is developing an alternative - which can breakdown without leaving a trace.

Tags

Australia