Starbucks’ ‘widely recyclable’ plastic cups end up in landfills, incinerators: nonprofit
Environmentalists are slamming Starbucks for falsely claiming its plastic cups are “widely recyclable,” after an investigation could not…
This cookie started as a plastic bottle — and might feed astronauts
This cookie is made using waste plant materials and plastic and could feed humans everywhere from submarines to…
Scorpion found in wrestling mats delivered to Maine club
Scorpion found in wrestling mats delivered to Oxford County wrestling club Scorpion native to Texas found inside shipment…
Scientists finally find a way to recycle plastic indefinitely
Chemistry chair Wei Zhang (right) and Graduate Research Assistant Zepeng Lei study plastic materials in the Zhang Lab.…
Plastic waste turned into 90% pure hydrogen in single-reactor process
A process called Alkaline Thermal Treatment (ATT) has been tested to turn mixed plastic waste into high-purity hydrogen…
400M tons of plastic generated yearly. UConn grad hopes to change it
The world is currently experiencing a “plastic crisis,” with over 400 million tons of plastic waste generated annually…
CVS Is Switching to Aluminum Pill Bottles
CVS is changing up its over-the-counter pill bottles, swapping out the plastic for aluminum. For decades, pills have…
Ant Hamlyn Taps into the Optimism of Y2K in Squished Floral Sculptures — Colossal
Glossy, synthetic, and very compressed, Ant Hamlyn’s botanicals are unlike anything you’d find in nature. He taps into…
We must Eliminate Plastic before it Eliminates Us
Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – How can we fight what I have called the plague…
This supplement may help stop chemicals from harming your sperm
The secret to stronger swimmers may be living in your gut. A growing body of research suggests that…
Scientists Are Turning Ocean Trash Into Roads – and It’s Actually Working
Researchers in Hawaii are exploring an innovative way to turn discarded fishing nets and household plastic waste into…
Thousands evacuated around leaking chemical tank in O.C.: ‘It fails, or it blows up’
A leaking chemical tank is going to fail or explode in an “unprecedented” event that saw officials order…