Researchers in Japan have developed a plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours, offering up a potential solution for a modern-day scourge polluting oceans and harming wildlife https://reut.rs/3FImJOZ | Reuters

Japan is leading a global shift toward circular fashion by using high-temperature and enzymatic processing to break down old clothing into its basic chemical components. One of the most successful projects, BRING, utilizes a nationwide network of over 2,000 collection points at major retailers to gather post-consumer textiles for energy conversion. The technology specifically targets different types of fabric for various energy needs. Cotton-based textiles are converted into bioethanol through a