New science behind biodegradable algae-based flip-flops
Friday, August 7, 2020 - 00:30
in Earth & Climate
As the world's most popular shoe, flip-flops account for a troubling percentage of plastic waste that ends up in landfills, on seashores and in our oceans. Scientists at the University of California San Diego have spent years working to resolve this problem, and now they have taken a step farther toward accomplishing this mission.