Ahead of the UNEP-hosted World Environment Day, here’s a closer look at what plastic pollution is, why it’s such a problem ...

We found popular water bottles currently on an under-the-radar sale at Amazon. Including trendy brands like Owala, Hydro ...

A new cardboard design by three New York teenagers, inspired by kirigami, could help make plastic-free shipping a reality. It just won a $12,500 prize.

In April 2018, volunteer Laurie Oliver expressed his disgust after clearing a lay-by on the A449, where he found 39 bags of ...

The study focused on eight young adults from Austria, including five women. They were asked to drink only tap water and not consume liquids from plastic or glass bottles for one month. Their blood ...

What’s worse is the sight of the log boom where heaps of rubbish are collected, made up mainly of plastic bags and bottles and polystyrene containers.

Doing what he does best, Bill Hammack, AKA The Engineer Guy, spends an enlightening 13 minutes explaining not only how two-liter plastic soda bottles are made, but also how their seemingly simple ...

Sounds a bit different? It’s not! All you need are a few empty plastic bottles, some basic tools, and a bit of imagination. Vertical gardening using plastic bottles is the perfect DIY project for ...

Zipform Packaging has developed a bottle made with 95% wood-based fibre and over 50% post-consumer recycled content, replacing the conventional plastic liner with a moisture- and oxygen-resistant ...

Talk about a piss-poor performance. A Florida man was arrested after he allegedly flung multiple bottles of urine inside a molding supplier store, striking at least one employee after he was ...

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