CBS News14d
Houston's plastic waste, waiting more than a year for "advanced" recycling, piles up at a business failed 3 times by fire marshal
Watch the CBS Reports documentary, "Advanced Recycling: Does Big Plastic's Idea Work?" in the video player above. HOUSTON, Tex.—When the news crew showed up outside a waste-handling business ...
Yardbarker14d
Kyrie Irving Opens Up On 2024 NBA Finals Loss: 'Did Not Play My Best At All Down The Stretch'
The Finals saw the Mavericks' perimeter offense completely stuffed up by the Celtics' incredible starting five which features four elite perimeter defenders. Irving couldn't break the Celtics ...
autoevolution14d
Dozens of Cars Found Wrapped in Red Plastic in an Yard. What Does the Wrap Actually Hide?
The yard of the Insurance Auto Auctions is full of wrecked cars. Among them are vehicles wrapped in red plastic bags. What does that red shrink wrap actually hide? All these mummified cars sit in ...
Local News 816d
The world is pumping out 57 million tons of plastic pollution a year
The world creates 57 million tons of plastic pollution every year and spreads it from the deepest oceans to the highest mountaintop to the inside of people’s bodies, according to a new study ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation16d
Program: 51-million tonnes of plastic enter environment yearly
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Los Angeles Times17d
Has a UC Berkeley chemistry lab discovered the holy grail of plastic recycling?
Despite the planet’s growing plastic pollution crisis, petroleum-based polymers have become an integral part of modern life. They make cars and airplanes lighter and more energy efficient.
CBS News17d
Houston's plastic waste is piling up, waiting on the promise of "advanced recycling"
Watch the CBS Reports documentary, "Advanced Recycling: Does Big Plastic's Idea Work?" About 48 million tons of plastic waste are generated each year in the U.S., and very little of it is ever ...
Phys.org18d
Living plastics: A new solution for plastic degradation through synthetic biology
A study published in Nature Chemical Biology leverages the natural resilience of spores, which can endure extreme environmental conditions, by programming them to secrete plastic-degrading enzymes ...
Los Angeles Times20d
‘Paper or plastic?’ will no longer be a choice at California grocery stores
Roughly 10 years after California tried and failed to ban plastic bags at grocery stores, state lawmakers have passed a law that they say will forever end the choice of “paper or plastic” in ...
KRDO23d
Lego’s new strategy, plastic in your brain, parental burnout: Catch up on the day’s stories
1️⃣ Building blocks: With sales and profits surging, Lego plans to replace the fossil fuels used in making its signature bricks with more expensive renewable and recycled plastic. The ...
Yahoo24d
Scientists make concerning new link between plastic water bottles and substantial health risks – here's what you need to know
They had participants switch from drinking from glass and plastic bottles to drinking from the tap only. Their reasoning was simple: Plastic bottles shed microplastic, tiny pieces of plastic that ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation24d
Queensland environment department apologises for plastic bag ban confusion
The Queensland government's plastic bag ban mandates that bags made of plastic film must include at least 80 per cent recycled content. Multiple government webpages incorrectly suggested this ...