Plastic-free soy sauce container biodegrades in 4 weeks

Chances are sushi aficionados have left a restaurant take-out in tow and with a handful of adorable, but environmentally ...

Plastic bottles could power your devices one day

Researchers create supercapacitors from waste PET plastic bottles that could power electric vehicles and electronics within 5 ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN

100% recycled plastic blocks aim to replace concrete in flood-prone regions

ECOCCUBE uses 100% recycled waste plastic as its core material. WES-Tec Global relies on a proprietary process it calls ...
NPR

The plastic problem isn't your fault, but you can be part of the solution

One of the most overwhelming aspects of modern life, in my (Rebecca) opinion, is knowing about major global-impact issues like climate change and plastic waste pollution and feeling like there isn't ...
Consumer Reports

How Plastic Can Harm Your Health

Plastic is everywhere—even in the foods we eat and the beverages we drink. CR’s recent tests of nearly 100 foods found two types of chemicals used in plastic, bisphenols and phthalates, in a wide ...