This material is eco-friendly because it is made from shampoo bottles or milk cartons. But, it can create stylish outdoor patio furniture that is durable, and moisture, mildew, saltwater and ...

“Basically, we made plastic granola,” said Tseng. “We wanted to see if they could break plastic down in these household items.” The experiment ran into some basic problems at firs ...

Circular beds made from recycled plastic are now being trialled by a company called Social Living, which aims to make furniture more sustainable. Trial locations include a remote Northern ...

‘The problems [for] a small business are very much like the problems for a big business. So you’d rather try and build a big business.’ ...

TLC (1); Courtesy of Rebecca Schmucker/Instagram (2) Looking back. Breaking Amish followed a group of young Amish people that explored life outside of the community they grew up in. The series ...

In the world of plastics, he said they were dealing with the breakdown timeline. “To be honest, plastic will be here several centuries after we’re not,” he said. “So trying to be a ...

“We are the canary in the coal mine.” Plastic is made with petroleum, in addition to more than 16,000 different chemicals. Just 6 percent of those chemicals are subject to international ...

an agreement made last year during the second round of talks in Paris. “This outcome underscores the complexity of addressing plastic pollution on a global scale and the need for further ...

Delegates from 175 countries spent last week in Busan, South Korea, attempting to negotiate a legally binding treaty to address global plastic pollution, but they failed to bridge significant gaps ...

The Swartzentruber Amish are suing to overturn Ohio's new traffic law that requires animal-drawn buggies to have yellow flashing lights, saying the law conflicts with ...

The vast majority of plastic is made from oil or natural gas. At nearly every round of talks over the past two years, those countries — which also include Iran and Russia — have been accused ...