However, most planers use two double-edged, carbide, disposable mini blades. Many planers come with plastic gauge bases that help correctly position both the mini blades and the set plate for mounting ...

However, most planers (ours included) use two double-edged, carbide, disposable mini blades (Photo 6). Many planers come with plastic gauge bases that help correctly position both the mini blades and ...

Our testing turned up a favorite—the Ridgid RC-1625 Plastic Pipe and Tubing Ratchet Cutter. While all the cutters we tested performed well, the Ridgid pipe cutter features a ratcheting action ...

They were washed in with the tide, most likely from China or the US, thousands of miles away -- part of an enormous plastic garbage patch, spinning in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, which you ...

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 ...

The value and popularity of skid steer cold planer attachments is becoming increasingly more evident because of the variety of jobs they can assist with. In addition to small milling jobs in which ...

This story is part of Planet or Plastic?—our multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic waste crisis. Learn what you can do to reduce your own single-use plastics. Read this ...

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 ...

In little more than a century, plastic has gone from being hailed as a scientific wonder to being reviled as an environmental scourge. It was in 1907 that the first modern plastic, bakelite ...

Scientists have new evidence to explain why plastic is dangerous to sea turtles: the animals mistake the scent of plastic for food. Thus, a plastic bag floating in the sea not only looks like a ...

You see photos of plastic pollution in the ocean, but it can be hard to connect that to the plastic you're buying and using every day. Here are three ways the plastic you throw away can end up in the ...

Scientists have developed a "self-digesting plastic", which, they say, could help reduce pollution. Polyurethane is used in everything from phone cases to trainers, but is tricky to recycle and ...