Microplastics May Be Messing With Your Prostate, Too
4 min read A small study found microplastics in 90 percent of cancerous prostate tumors. Some of the…
Penguins are ingesting worrying amounts of white plastic. Could switching colours protect them?
By Angela Symons with AP Published on 20/03/2026 – 7:02 GMT+1 Research has shown the majority of plastic waste found ingested…
Scientists make Parkinson’s drug from used plastic bottles
Friday, 20 March 2026, 12:40 Scientists have discovered a way of making a drug for Parkinson’s disease from…
Researchers use sunlight to turn plastic waste into vinegar
Recycling bin filled with plastic bottles emphasizes waste management and environmental awareness. Image in public domain. Plastic is…
Industrial chemicals have reached the middle of the oceans, new study shows
New research shows the chemicals we use to kill pests, heal our bodies and package our foods are…
Plastic bottles recycled into Parkinson’s drug using bacteria
University of Edinburgh researchers have used bacteria to turn plastic waste into a Parkinson’s drug, advancing a new…
Iran conflict hits plastic supply chains as NZ manufacturers face 20-30% price spike
Speaking as part of her Iran update today, Finance Minister Nicola Willis said that while the Government had…
Multiple Types of Plastic Are Turned into Vinegar Using Sunlight-Powered Process Without Emissions
Waterloo PhD student Wei Wei, who led the research – credit, University of Waterloo, released Researchers at the…
‘In Romania now, you don’t see a bottle anywhere’
A deposit return scheme for drink bottles and cans in Romania has ‘made the impossible possible’ Just a…
Small Business: Mobile refill business tackling plastic waste in Northland
I have customers come and see me at meeting points with their own containers, and I fill them…
‘We have accelerated the process’
The explosion of plastic use in our society has led to incredible amounts of plastic litter in our…
Artist recycles a theme creating ‘Latin American Mona Lisa’ in El Salvador with plastic bottle caps
“The Mona Lisa is an ordinary woman, and she’s an icon of the Italian Renaissance” and now “we…