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Technology & ScienceSaturday 1 August 2026

Researchers have achieved a major breakthrough in the fight against plastic waste: they've redesigned a hard plastic so it can be broken down and rebuilt indefinitely without losing quality.

This development addresses one of the most persistent environmental challenges of our time. Unlike traditional recycling, which degrades plastic with each cycle, this new approach means the same material could theoretically be recycled over and over again forever. The innovation opens genuine possibilities for reducing the mountains of plastic waste accumulating in landfills and oceans worldwide. Read the full story →

Today's takeaway: This could fundamentally transform how we handle plastic waste and turn a disposal problem into a circular resource.

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