Two cookie products have been recalled and classified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Cookies produced by ...

Last year, I became obsessed with a plastic cup. It was a small container that held diced fruit, the type thrown into lunch boxes. And it was the first product I’d seen born of what’s being ...

Plastic Free July started in Australia and is ... at the heavy machinery sorting an endless stream of bottles, tubs, jars, cans and boxes, she had an aha moment. “I suddenly realized that ...

Plastic welders can fix broken garden furniture, toys, kayaks, car bumpers, and many other items. In many cases, these welders will soon pay for themselves. Unlike glue repairs, which often crack ...

Amazon is eliminating the use of the puffy plastic air pillows used in delivery boxes, joining other major companies that are cutting their plastic use. The company said it was shipping 15 billion ...

"But the vast majority of plastics are not recycled." About 48 million tons of plastic waste is generated in the U.S. each year; only 5 to 6 percent of it is actually recycled, according to the ...

They can be found in industrial waste and beauty products or may form during the degradation of larger pieces of plastic waste. These plastic particles contain chemicals that can interrupt our ...

In the long term, the researchers hope that their invention can help put the brakes on plastic pollution while reducing the climate footprint of plastic production. Enormous islands of plastic ...

Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, and find out what you can do to ...

Amazon is changing how it boxes packages, swapping out plastic air pillows with recycled paper, a move the company says is more eco-friendly and will provide just as much protection, "if not better." ...

One formula definitely does not fit all when it comes to good glue for plastic DIY projects ... including floor mats, gaskets, jar seals, and pencil erasers. The glue quickly bonded rubber ...

Plastic film is a major pollutant. By Hiroko Tabuchi They’re a familiar sight in Amazon packages: The plastic air pillows designed to keep products safe in transit, but that also end up in ...