Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Photothermal conversion can promote plastic depolymerization (chemical recycling to a ...

The policies that make the most difference are: mandating new products be made with 40% post-consumer recycled plastic; limiting new plastic production to 2020 levels; investing significantly in ...

These recycled plastics may contain chemicals that can be dangerous to humans in high enough quantities, especially when exposed over a long period of time, and are capable of migrating from the ...

Some celebrities are pretty happy with their results when they get plastic surgery. But unfortunately, that’s not the case for stars like Kim Kardashian and Tara Reid, because they have to deal ...

If we all do a bit of these three then we’ll be well on our way’, she says. Sweden has long had a can and bottle deposit system that gives people money back when they recycle – since 1984 for ...

So, how did these harmful, and often-banned, chemicals make their way into your plastic soup ladle or sushi takeout tray? “They could have been made from recycled electronic waste and electrical ...

TextRe CEO and cofounder Lee Cohen. Photo courtesy of TextRe TextRe’s unique technology is designed to minimize the massive environmental footprint of both the textile and plastic industries. It ...

But researchers are now saying products made from recycled black plastic contain even more toxic components. The authors of the Chemosphere study found that everyday household items that are made ...

While she’s looked more fabulous than ever, fans have questioned if her changing face is a simple glow-up or if she’s had plastic surgery. It seems like the designer upped her glam and hair ...

As a mother, and as a conservationist who has spent the last 18 years dedicated to ending plastic pollution’s chokehold on our planet, I fear for my daughter’s future as never before. And yet, at the ...

but black plastic is especially risky because its source is often recycled e-waste. TVs and computers are treated with flame retardant so they don’t cause a house fire, the Atlantic reports ...

Imagine Manhattan, chest-deep in plastic waste that reaches ten times the height of the Empire State Building. Seems like a harrowing depiction from a dystopian film, doesn’t it? Well, without ...