Can the plastic recycling industry be saved?
MaryLou CostaTechnology ReporterGetty ImagesIn the plastic recycling industry, the casualties keep coming.Waste management company Biffa's Sunderland plant closed in February ...
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The bacteria turning waste plastic into painkillers
Zoe CorbynTechnology Reporter, San FranciscoGetty ImagesEarlier this year an extraordinary new way of using waste plastic made headlines. A common ...
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The World Is in a Polyester Crisis. One Company Is Trying to Recycle a Way Out
I’m on an overnight flight from New York to Frankfurt, Germany, and the accoutrements given to me in business class ...
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Microplastics Could Be Making the Weather Worse
THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.Clouds form when water vapor—an invisible gas in the ...
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Don’t Wrap Your Cheese in Plastic. Here’s the Proper Way to Store It
Ah, cheese. There's nothing better than a huge block of fancy cheddar, gouda or camembert -- and nothing worse than ...
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Amber Tamblyn Revealed She Had Plastic Surgery at 12
Demi Moore's The Substance is making headlines not only for the star's magnetic performance, but also because the film addresses ...
Read moreDetailsStop Storing Cheese in Plastic Wrap or Baggies. Here’s How the Pros Do It
Cheese is one of life's little pleasures, but letting a good block expire before it's eaten brings only pain. To ...
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Researchers unlock cheap way to vaporize plastic and use it to make more plastic
Why it matters: All that packaging we've treated as disposable may finally be reborn. Researchers have cracked the code for ...
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Ky. Mom Arrested After Her Baby’s Body Is Allegedly Found Decomposing in Plastic Bag Inside Trunk
A Kentucky mother was arrested after authorities allege her newborn baby was found dead in a trash bag inside the ...
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Caravan catches fire near Whitby after plastic plates put on hot BBQ
That’s the advice after would-be al fresco diners set fire to their caravan by doing just that. Fire crews were ...
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