Plastic, the ubiquitous substance made using fossil fuels and chemicals, is hard to dispose of properly. It takes years for plastics to decompose. Water bottles and plastic straws take around 200 ...

While a true global plastics treaty may be dead, one physical example from three years of negotiations remains: the gavel used at treaty talks for the past two years, made from recycled plastic bottle ...

The world stands at a "critical crossroads" on plastic pollution, says the director of Switzerland's Federal Office for the Environment, as negotiators from 184 countries gather in Geneva to forge a ...

Plastics policy debates have moved way beyond bag bans and fees — these days the topic du jour in state legislatures is broad-based packaging EPR laws — but how to handle retail bags still gets a lot ...

AUSTIN, Texas – Could baby poop and fungi work together to tackle landfill waste? That is the idea behind a new product launched by a start-up based in Austin, Texas, that sells disposable diapers ...

April Wilkerson walks you through sandcasting a brass axe keychain from start to finish, creating a unique handmade item. ‘Ridiculous prices’ blamed for slump in Las Vegas visitor numbers The 50 best ...

In a decisive step against environmental pollution, the Sindh government has officially banned all types of plastic shopping bags across the province. The decision, announced via a formal notification ...

This upcoming milestone will allow Lace users for the first time to securely store, manage, and interact with Bitcoin (BTC) within the wallet's intuitive and user-friendly interface, bringing the ...

A start-up in Mexico is trying to help get a handle on one Gulf Coast city’s plastic waste problem by converting it into gasolene, diesel and other fuels. With less than 10 per cent of the world’s ...

THAILAND — As a long-tail boat arrives at a fishing village on the southern Thai island of Koh Chang, residents gather to sell their wares — not seafood, but plastic. The villagers, members of the ...