Double Helix Issue 62
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Delve into the circular economy, technologies for infinite recycling, and fun eco-friendly activities!
This issue, we’re rethinking plastics! Join us as we explore the circular economy and explore technologies that turn plastic back into chemicals, enabling infinite recycling. Plus, we meet some amazing eco-hero critters that can eat plastic! + Full description
If you’re looking to get hands-on, we have plenty of eco-friendly activities for you. Recycle paper into plant pots and make your own beeswax food wraps. Or follow our instructions to make a frog hotel. And we’ve got some info on when and how you can watch Australia’s next solar eclipse!
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Magazine | March 2023 | $ 10.99ISBN: DH08/62 | 40 pages | 297 x 210 mm
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Colour illustrations, Colour photographs
Features
Looking for science, technology, engineering and maths news? We've got you covered! Inside every issue you'll find articles, activities, puzzles, comics and prizes galore.
Contents
FeaturesTHE WOPPABURRA CORAL PROJECT – Visit the floating lab where scientists and Woppaburra community members help young corals survive.
WHAT IS PLASTIC? What are the many different types of polymers that we call plastic, and how can they be recycled?
PLASTIC MUNCHERS – Many insects and microbes can eat plastic – and that’s great news for our planet!
THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY – Create, use, throw away. It’s not the only way. The circular economy – a way of using items over and over and over again – can help us give more life to the items we buy.
SAVING SOFT PLASTICS – REDcycle is no longer accepting our soft plastics for recycling, so what’s next? Find out the latest news in soft plastics recycling.
Regulars
Snippets
Poster
Reviews
Time-travelling Shed
Planetary Post
Back of the Envelope
Microscope
Fiction
Activities
Paper Plant Pots
Beeswax Wraps
Build a Tree-frog Hotel
Make It Comic
Puzzles
Competitions
Get Growing!
Splendid Solar
Ocean Hero
Authors
The Double Helix team is part of CSIRO Publishing and has a long-standing reputation for delivering expertly written, fascinating and fun science material for young people, with an aim to foster an interest in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).
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