Plastic fabric material is bad for the soil, bad for the plants and bad for the pocketbook. It can also help make a mess. (Howard Garrett) ...

Plastic is lightweight and easy to use. If it's rainy, plastic does not get wet and heavy. However, wherever a leaf touches the plastic, there is no insulation at that point.

(CN) — A plastic-based textile that can cool your body more efficiently than other natural or synthetic fabrics has been developed, offering a low-cost option to keep people cooler in poorer nations ...

Instead of tossing plastic bottles in the recycling bin, consider saving them to build a one-of-a-kind furniture piece that's ...

Researchers have engineered a low-cost plastic material that could become the basis for clothing that cools the wearer, reducing the need for energy-consuming air conditioning.

04-15-2019 DESIGN This beautiful new fabric is actually old plastic bags woven on a loom The studio behind the textile, called Plastex, has saved more than 10,000 bags from the landfill so far.

The fabric goes through a process that turns it from plastic into a strong fabric for everyday use. The company estimates it lowers its carbon footprint by 45-50% by relying on recycled materials.

Cork fabric is produced from fine laminated sheets of natural cork or by gluing the cork to a textile or other base. Since cork is a fragile material, this second layer is necessary for the fabric ...

DIY Life Skills How to keep food, plastic, and fabric out of the landfill Tackle life on the principles of reduce, reuse, and recycle. Jennifer Ball Aug 17, 2021 4:37 PM EDT ...

Bakelite colour chart, 1924. Wikimedia Commons ME: That’s an excellent historical summary of plastics as a modern material. But as an archaeologist, I see the development of plastics as part of ...

A new smart fabric converts light into heat and can raise temperatures by more than 54 degrees Fahrenheit (30 degrees Celsius) after just 10 minutes in the sun.