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Can science cure its addiction to plastic?

Universities are ramping up their war on waste, but shifting deep-rooted mindsets remains a challenge.
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  1. Andy Tay

    1. Andy Tay is a freelance writer in Singapore.

Single-use plastic has always been a concern of Caitlin Broadbent, a sustainability technician at King’s College London. Each month, researchers in the institute’s Drosophila fly facilities discard more than 20,000 polystyrene vials, contributing to an alarming increase in plastic waste as the laboratories continue to expand.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-03010-3

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