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Plastic

Microplastics thumb art
A teeny-tiny problem of epic proportions
Published Winter 2024
Maya Dizack, BSPH '24 (ScM), set out years ago on a journey down the Mississippi River to see how widespread microplastics were in this major body of water. Her findings were more alarming than expected. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Stacks of waste in a recycling plant
Mechanical engineering
NSF award will help engineers design sustainable plastics
Published Jan 6, 2022
Researchers will develop a process to melt and blend two common but difficult-to-recycle plastic polymers to create new, high-value plastics
A pile of plastic products, including bottles, cups, and plastic bags
Trash to liquid treasure
Published Winter 2020
A team of Johns Hopkins engineers is developing a better way to recycle plastics / Johns Hopkins Magazine