Tag: Plastic

Scientists engineer bacteria to turn plastic waste into painkillers

Thanks to bans and fees, there are fewer plastic bags littering beaches

Eating from plastic containers may increase risk of heart disease, study shows

Plastic straws symbolize a global pollution crisis but Trump wants them to stay

A plastic Apple Watch SE may still be happening, but not until next year

Lego plans to replace oil-based bricks with renewable plastic as profits soar

What to know about America’s first national strategy to reduce plastic pollution

Apple Watch Series 10 expected to boast larger displays, while a plastic SE may be in the works

How Amazon stopped using 15 billion plastic air cushions a year

The only way to end plastic pollution is by limiting how much plastic we produce

The ‘godfather of microplastics’ talks about the challenges of halting plastic pollution

Starbucks’ latest sustainability push: Cold drink cups will have 20% less plastic

Coke’s new bottle is lighter, thinner, and uses less plastic

How Keurig finally made a coffee pod with no plastic

Your fleece is probably made of plastic. This $265 wool jacket is a sustainable alternative

Logitech’s Pebble 2 keyboard and mouse use more recycled plastic

Black soldier flies could be turned into biodegradable plastic

Meet the woman forcing companies to cut their plastic production

There are more than 170 trillion pieces of plastic in the ocean

Plastic in laundry detergent pods and sheets should be regulated by the EPA, Blueland petition says

This plastic Stonehenge is a monument of our times

It’s time for dry cleaners to stop using plastic film

Your lipstick is full of plastic. This Parisian startup is putting an end to that

Untangling the corporate lies about plastic

Asteroid NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission landed on had a surface like a ‘pit of plastic balls’

These sleek acoustic panels were made out of old plastic bottles

The Sahara desert is full of plastic trash. This refugee camp is recycling it into new products

How to actually address plastic pollution with a global treaty

Flask-like plastic wine bottles are coming to a shop near you

Sure, CES gadgets are cool, but they’re all still made of plastic

Ikea says it will eliminate plastic packaging by 2028

What’s the best way to get plastic out of the ocean?

What if our home electronics were made from fruit, not plastic?

The ocean is full of tiny plastic particles. Now we can track them with satellites

These bottles are the first made from plastic recycled by enzymes

Scientists just turned plastic bottles into . . . vanilla flavoring?

Barbie gets a makeover—with recycled plastic

This boat powers itself with the ocean plastic it collects as it sails

Scientists develop a truly recyclable plastic. Is the world ready for it?

This machine injects plastic into your skin to fight waste

This new recycling plant uses steam to recycle ‘unrecyclable’ plastic

How far does plastic float when it gets tossed in the ocean?