The plastic bag has become anathema to the effort of saving Mother Nature from humans’ toxic ways. But humans are…
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Coca-Cola will not ditch single-use plastic bottles because consumers still want them, the firm’s head of sustainability has told the…
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government is aiming to limit the consumption of single-use plastic and eventually eliminate it by…
It’s already been cast as an economic villain, to the tune of $2.5 trillion, disrupting “almost all marine ecosystem services”…
A newly-discovered type of mushroom could not only play a crucial role in slashing plastic pollution, but could have myriad…
Beijing’s move to crack down on waste imports may be part of the ongoing trade war with Washington, RT has…
Nearly 500 food items commonly sold in the United States contain a chemical compound also used in synthetic leathers and…
The NASA’s Cassini spacecraft made a remarkable discovery when it found a plastic ingredient –propylene – on Titan, Saturn’s largest…
About 300 million tons of plastic are produced each year. In the US alone, about 30+ million tons of plastic…
Source: The Watchers A law passed by the town of Concord, in the US state of Massachusetts, went into effect with the…
The US military is developing its own 3D printer that it can use to produce spare parts for spacecraft. By…
By NICK BILTON It has long been possible to make a gun at home. But what happens when it no…
The normally synthetic material, which is most generally made from petrochemicals, degrades really gradually because it’s complex chemical bonds make…
By DANIEL ROBISON NPR Only 7 percent of plastic waste in the United States is recycled each year, according to…
By Fastcoexist.com The Amazon is home to more species than almost anywhere else on earth. One of them, carried home…
By Agence France-Presse Raw-Story On Midway atoll in the North Pacific, dozens of young albatross lie dead on the sand,…