After finishing a container of medication, many people throw away the empty bottle, which ends up in an overcrowded landfill.

This traveling exhibit features nine larger-than-life sculptures of animals made from trash and debris washed up from the ...

Scientists show how ingested microplastics have similar effects on the endocrine systems of fulmars and humans ...

An advertisement for the 1994 World Cup, fast food wrappers, COVID-19 masks—what birds used to build their nests reflects a world with more plastic. A coot bird in London on a nest made of twigs ...

If you're in a pinch, though, the dollar store makes a great starting point! From there, you've probably got printer paper and a plastic water bottle at home already. After that, just a little bit of ...

If Czechia does not adopt the law on the deposit system for PET bottles and cans before the autumn elections, they say, the discussion will be postponed for several years, and in the meantime hundreds ...

Doing what he does best, Bill Hammack, AKA The Engineer Guy, spends an enlightening 13 minutes explaining not only how two-liter plastic soda bottles are made, but also how their seemingly simple ...

One great way to do it is to use seed starter pots, as described on Seattle Sundries. This very clever project allows you to turn old 2-liter plastic bottles into seed starter pots, which will ...

WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor The environmental group said it’s most concerned about persistent plastic waste, which last year made up more than 80% of debris collected. More than ...

Zipform Packaging has developed a bottle made with 95% wood-based fibre and over 50% post-consumer recycled content, replacing the conventional plastic liner with a moisture- and oxygen-resistant ...

It's having a moment with celebrities and Gen Z. But wearing any kind of fur, from vintage to faux, poses some difficult ...

People returning their plastic bottles and cans in the Netherlands can expect to receive more statiegeld (deposit money) back, as the deposit is set to go up by 5 cents. Verpact is legally required to ...