A medical worker from Wuhan Union Hospital compares the size of an artificial heart with a plastic water bottle cap during a news conference on Tuesday. [LIU KUNWEI/FOR CHINA DAILY] Chinese ...

WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor The environmental group said it’s most concerned about persistent plastic waste, which last year made up more than 80% of debris collected. More than ...

Recent studies reveal that bottled water often contains far more plastic contaminants than tap water, undermining its perceived superiority. The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started ...

Inside a New Mexico lab, researchers estimate there is five bottle caps worth of plastic ... rummaged through a bin full of plastic waste. He picked past bottles, chunks of fishing net, a ...

From DIY planters to handy storage solutions, these simple hacks will make you see plastic bottles in a whole new way. Don’t miss out on these genius ideas you’ll wish you had known sooner! Mr ...

Ketchup bottles in the United Kingdom are getting a new look, as Kraft Heinz has developed a fully recyclable lid with the help of a 3D printer. The cap is the novel piece ... which made it ...

The "coral defenders" are made of plastic called PHA. Similar to a potato starch, it naturally breaks down when exposed, especially to salt water. Vulnerable, young corals in Florida's reef are being ...

That equals nearly 220 billion half-liter plastic bottles. Reusable packaging once appeared to be ... like southern Texas, have adopted these models. “They have the largest reusable infrastructure of ...

How many plastic spoons, knives, and forks do you think we throw away daily? [Stefan] noted that the compostable type is made from PLA, so why shouldn’t you be able to recycle it into 3D ...

3D printed plastic parts can be accurately nickel plated if the plastic is pre-doped with catalyst before printing, according to scientists from Waseda University, Japan. It is an alternative to a ...