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A new process developed at the University of California, Berkeley, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory could change the way polyethylene plastics — in particular, the ubiquitous plastic bag that blights the landscape — are notoriously recycled.

A new study—led by UC Berkeley School of Public Health postdoctoral researcher Heather K. Amato and co-authored by Environmental Health Sciences Professor Jay Graham—found that increased access to public toilets reduced feces reports to the San Francisco Department of Public Works, especially in neighborhoods with people experiencing homelessness (PEH).