But how these changes are made is changing, thanks to new techniques and tools that are making plastic surgery involve less, well, surgery. Watch the full story on "The Cutting Edge," a "20/20 ...

Introduced in 1973, Shrinky Dinks had kids (and crafty adults) creating artwork on flexible sheets of plastic that, when popped in the oven, would magically shrink down to approximately 1/3 their ...

The wrap, made of a plastic called low-density polyethylene No. 4, comes in rolls of up to 4,000 square feet. You spread the film over the area to be wrapped and warm it with a propane-fired heat gun.

Have your adult partner use an oven mitt to put the tray into an oven preheated to 325–350 °F for 2–5 minutes, or until the plastic stops shrinking. If the oven has a window, watch the shrinking ...

Last year, even as the number of Amazon orders grew, the e-commerce giant managed to shrink its plastic footprint. The amount of single-use plastic that it used in shipping dropped by 11.6% from ...

Shrink wrap may protect Maine boats, but it can harm the environment The low-density polyethylene plastic that comes off in the spring is a challenge for disposal. Posted August 20, 2017 ...