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According to “breakthrough” new research, funded by a clutch of consumer goods firms, French scientists have discovered a plastic-eating enzyme they claim could offer an innovative recycling solution for millions of tonnes of toxic plastic waste material.
http://econews.com.au/64104/mutant-enzyme-created-by-scientists-recycles-plastic-bottles-in-hours/
CORONAVIRUS FREE ZONE PLEASE (unless it relates to good news about the environment)
Magpies are omnivorous and walk around at ground level looking for food. They eat a wide variety of insects, as well as invertebrates such as earthworms and snails. This makes them useful for pest control and excellent for the environment.
A natural diet for these birds consists of insects and small animals such as lizards and mice. Food sources commonly offered to magpies include bread, mincemeat, bird seed and pet food, all of which can lead to nutritional imbalances and life threatening complications. Do not feed these guys raw meat, cheese and bread. Raw meat and mince, although popular, does the most damage to magpie health. People who feed adult magpies raw meat wouldn't see the effects it had on their young in the nest, but veterinarians regularly see birds with weak and disfigured bones. Babies where the parents have been supplemented with mince have bones that are soft and break.
Do not feed birds, unless you go to the trouble of speaking with an avian expert on what foods they shoud be eating.
Himalayas ‘visible from parts of India for first time in 30 years’
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-09/himalayas-visible-india-pollution/12136856
Hope this is the right Thread to place this?
Krakatoa volcano erupts 'spewing plumes of ash 15km into the air' - as people hear a loud boom 150km away in Jakarta 
The Krakatoa volcano (bottom, before the eruption) has reportedly erupted, spewing plumes of ash high into the air. People reported hearing a loud boom 150km away in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta. A webcam image (top) taken from Anak Krakatau Island shows lava flowing from the volcano.
The canals in Venice are clearer than they have been for a long time, due to lockdown measures taken in the face of coronavirus.
Venice is the clearest it has been in 60 years, and dolphins have been spotted down in southern Italy, swimming in clearer water.
Bird lovers, some good news, lockdown is not all bad!
Usually, the sandy shores along Peru’s Pacific coast can be found crowded with tourists and locals enjoying an afternoon at the beach this time of year.
But the coronavirus pandemic has presented the world with an unprecedented break in routine.
An absence of human activity in beach areas in Peru’s capital city, Lima, have allowed for thousands of Belcher’s gulls, pelicans and other wild birds to congregate.
The birds have started swarming the built-up city areas over the last two weeks since Peru declared a state of emergency and forced most of its 32 million people indoors under strict lockdown measures.
I thought you would be interested in this story I found on MSN:
http://a.msn.com/01/en-au/BB12l1Bs?ocid=se2
It would not surprise me if we start seeing the creepers and weeds start to take over some areas with no traffic around and people indoors not gardening.
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Planet of the apes!
There were bound to be plenty of unpredictable consequences as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, but a gang war between rival packs of monkeys in the streets of Thailand?
According to the Bangkok Post, that’s exactly what happened in the province of Lopburi this week, as hundreds of monkeys brawled over scraps of food. Apparently, tourists who normally keep them well-fed are staying away due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Easter Eggs with a difference!
https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/story/easter-eggs-difference
Lovely story!
Aussie scientists are developing a simple wearable patch able to detect which COVID-19 patients are most likely to develop a severe form of the disease and need a ventilator.
Australian National University researcher Professor Mark Kendall has developed a microwavable sensor which attaches to the patient’s skin and measures fluid in the skin containing markers of disease.
The device would be worn by the patients like a watch. Read rest here....
Are you unwell Incognito? Sorry to say, I do not have the ability to remove posts from the forum since I am not a member of staff. You will have to bide your time and ask the moderator to do so.
While you’re at it perhaps you can explain to them why you think finding a means to limit the use of ventilators is not good for the environment.
Some friendly advice…if you are so fed up with reading about this pandemic which is taking over the world…why not limit your time watching the news; reading about Covid-19 and posting incessantly about it. Instead, my humble suggestion would be.. do some serious reading or studies to while away the time during lockdown.
Chinese recycling facilities like this one at Tongzhou have stopped processing some recyclable materials from Australia.
$150m needed to 'kick-start' circular economyThe Australian Council of Recycling [ACOR] and the Waste Management Association of Australia [WMAA] have called on the Federal and State Governments to implement their $150 million plan to 're-boot' the local recycling industry and spurn the creation of a circular economy.
Under the proposal, the money would be spent developing the manufacturing infrastructure needed to process recyclable waste domestically, rather than exporting it overseas.
Australia exported recyclable waste to around 100 countries