This discovery offers a two-for-one solution. Researchers make game-changing breakthrough using common plastic waste — here's ...

We’re hooked on plastic, but too often we’re careless consumers. Waste plastic is entering our ecosystems and food chain with untold consequences; we’re still not sure what the long-term ...

To-go food containers may be made of plastic, cardboard, foil, or foam. Learn how to recycle or dispose of them in an eco-friendly way.

Just one fast-food meal can involve many different types of single-use plastic, including PET#1, HDPE#2, LDPE#4, PP#5, and PS#6 cups, lids, clamshells, trays, bags, and cutlery, which cannot be ...

In 2014, scientists found a new kind of of “stone” on the beaches of Hawaii. It was made of sand, organic debris, volcanic rock, all swirled together with melted plastic. So they proposed the ...

Japan’s plastic food makers remain faithful to the original recipe, ... Some items, like cakes, even have melted plastic piped on to look like icing. Making japanese food samples. Watch on ...

Dear EarthTalk: Why can’t plastics of all types, instead of being initially sorted, simply be melted together to be separated later? It must be a monumental and error-prone task to separate ...

About 400 million tons of plastic are produced each year, but less than 10% is recycled, with most of the rest ending up incinerated or in landfills.One reason is that it is difficult for ...