At CES 2026, Clear Drop showcased its solution for homes and businesses to ensure that 100% of soft plastic waste is diverted ...

The beetles were studied in their larval form, when they resemble mealworms. The experts observed that these so-called ...

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Plastics are synthetic or semi-synthetic materials made from polymers, which are long chains of molecules typically derived from petroleum, natural gas, or other organic sources. Plastics are ...

Plastic recycling symbols only tell you what type of plastic an item is made from — not that the item is recyclable. Plastics 1, 2, and 5 are typically recyclable, while 3, 4, 6, and 7 can rarely be ...

How Are Plastic Bottles Made? Plastics are made from oil or natural gas, which are made of molecules called hydrocarbons. When you heat hydrocarbons to very high temperatures, they break down into ...

A new California law went into effect Jan. 1 that limits the types of plastics donning the recycling symbol. Senate Bill 343, signed into law Oct. 5, is designed to inform consumers of what is and is ...

The bar is low, according to a new study, less than three sugar cubes worth could kill birds like Atlantic puffins, for ...

A new chemical process can essentially vaporize plastics that dominate the waste stream today and turn them into hydrocarbon building blocks for new plastics. The catalytic process, developed at the ...

When wildlife photographer Shawn Miller discovered Okinawa's hermit crabs living in plastic bottle caps instead of shells, he ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Rumpke recycling customers will soon no longer have to stuff their trash cans with bulky produce clamshell packaging and cumbersome plastic carry-out containers. Rumpke Waste ...

Kevin A. Schug receives funding from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes for Health, ExxonMobil, and Weaver Consultants Group. He is affiliated with VUV Analytics, Inc. and ...