Paper-aluminum combo can replace plastic for strong, sustainable packaging
Takeout containers get your favorite noodles from the restaurant to your dining table (or couch) without incident, but they ...
The Atlantic6d
Throw Out Your Black Plastic Spatula
For the past several years, I’ve been telling my friends what I’m going to tell you: Throw out your black plastic spatula. In a world of plastic consumer goods, avoiding the material entirely ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation4d
New satellite tool scans for plastic pollution on beaches from over 600 kilometres above Earth
On a pristine beach in Gippsland, a team of scientists are dumping plastic rubbish. Their littering is extremely precise. When they're done, 14 squares of trash — each exactly 2 square metres ...
Viscosoft launches new hybrid mattress topper made from over five pounds of upcycled ocean plastic
The Viscosoft Hybrid Lux mattress topper starts with a pillowtop Tencel cover that’s filled with over 380 GSM (grams per square meter) of ultra-soft fiberfill. A higher GSM simply means that there’s ...
The Washington Post29d
Plastic-eating bacteria could combat pollution problems, scientists hope
Scientists discovered that bacteria commonly found in wastewater can break down plastic to turn it into a food source, a finding that researchers hope could be a promising answer to combat one of ...
Nature21d
UN plastic pollution treaty must not ignore the scourge of microplastics
Final negotiations for the first-ever United Nations treaty on plastic pollution are due to take place at the end of November. The latest treaty draft states two major objectives: to end plastic ...
The Daily Telegraph22d
The myth of plastic recycling is finally unravelling
Consumers want something to be done about plastic pollution. Recycling is something. Therefore oil companies, manufacturers and retailers are doing it. The trouble is, many of these initiatives ...
TheStreet.com22d
Walmart's bestselling king sheet set is on mega sale for only $19 even after the holiday deals event
The Mainstays King Bed Sheet Set is on sale for only $19 right now, which equals only $4.75 apiece. It includes one fitted sheet that accommodates mattresses up to 14 inches thick, one flat sheet ...
Phys.org28d
700 million plastic bottles: We worked out how much microplastic is in Queensland's Moreton Bay
It's the most commonly produced and used plastic in Australia and globally. In total, we estimate the bay now holds about 7,000 tonnes of microplastic in its surface sediments.
Yahoo28d
My Guests Always Compliment These Amazon Sheets—They're on Major Sale for Prime Day
I decided to splurge on the mattress but save on the bedsheets, ordering the Bedsure Cooling Sheets from Amazon. (PSA: The queen size is on sale for $64 on October Prime Day right now.) ...
The New York Times20d
These Scientists Tested Dolphin Breath. They Found Plastic.
By Hiroko Tabuchi Scientists have found plastic pollution almost everywhere they have looked. In clouds. On Mount Everest. In Arctic snow. Now, for the first time, tiny plastic particles have been ...