THE MICROPLASTIC MENU: Salt’s Dirty Secret
Measurement limits, differing size ranges and why detected particles do not establish a particular health outcome.
THE EKOPOPS REFERENCE DESK
Big claims. Tiny print.
We read both.
Bioplastics, packaging and recycling technology—with the science, the limits and the receipts. Find the useful idea underneath the sustainability costume.
Posts
WISHCYCLING: A Tour Of Tired Plastic Delusions
Read statistics with their year and denominator attached, and follow local sorting rules.
YOUR COMPOSTABLE CUP: Hot Pile, Cold Facts
Test conditions, facility acceptance and why a certified cup still needs the right collection route.
BEYOND THE BIN: Enzymes That Eat Plastics
Polymer-specific depolymerisation, feedstock preparation, modeled economics and dated company project updates.
BIODEGRADE THIS: Twelve Traps in Eco Marketing
A practical interrogation of vague green language, finished-product evidence and certification claims.
PLA or PLAme pt. 2
Follow-on reading on engineered performance and a peanut-hull filament preprint. Preliminary research is labeled.
BIOBASED vs. RECYCLED: Same Planet, Different Games
Separate feedstock origin, recovered material and mass-balance accounting. Check what the percentage actually measures.
RECYCLOPATHS: The Underground DIY Recycling Revolution
Collection models and open resources, with limits on comparisons and practical processing-safety context.
BERRY UNDERGROUND: Bioplastic Australian Anarchy from the Lab Floor
A University of Queensland trial case study. Trial scale and researcher-reported results are distinguished from deployment.
FROM DUMPSTER TO DOPE: Binghamton Scientists Turning Food Trash Into Green Treasure
Binghamton research and the crucial difference between polymer recovery and feedstock-to-product conversion.