Recycling bin filled with plastic bottles emphasizes waste management and environmental awareness. Image in public domain.

A drug to treat Parkinson's disease can be made from waste plastic bottles using a pioneering method, a study shows. The approach harnesses the power of bacteria to transform post-consumer plastic ...

A new Netflix documentary explores whether cutting out plastic can improve our health. But it’s hardly a perfect experiment.

Lauren Gropper saw plastic waste on film sets and reframed it as a design problem. Fifteen years later, Repurpose has diverted 727 million pieces of plastic ...

Plastic is one of the most durable materials humans have ever made. That durability has made it indispensable in medicine, ...

This story is made possible through a partnership between Interlochen Public Radio and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media ...

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Plastic consumption is now about as universal as the sky and the moon. Plastic is everywhere, from your home and your phone, to the food you eat every day. Moreover, plastic production is set to ...

Ease into spring cleaning with 11 low-lift tasks like washing shower curtains, organizing laundry, and tidying your bedside table.

In this context, compostable packaging—designed to break down into nutrient-rich compost without leaving toxic residues—has become a functional necessity rather than a luxury. SenCai has navigated ...

Compost bins can become a hotspot for pests in spring but gardeners need to check them now before flies start laying eggs in late March ...

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