I saw a video last year on YouTube where a Russian maker built a rather elaborate rig to turn PET plastic bottles into a flat, very narrow noodle-like “string” that proved to be surprisingly strong.

Don’t throw away that empty plastic bottle yet. You can make some super durable string with it using a few basic hardware components. If you have some empty plastic bottles lying around, Instructables ...

As lawn and garden equipment goes, none seems to have as many names as the noble weed trimmer — aka weed wacker, weed eater, weed cutter, string trimmer, strimmer or, in some circles, brush trimmer ...

City recycling programs have helped to reduce the amount of plastic waste making its way into landfills and the world's oceans, but a two-man team from France is providing a more direct approach.

It's unclear how humans will fare over the next few hundred years. As the climate shifts and we may experience shortages of essential resources like food and water. That's to say nothing of nuclear ...

A 16-year-old girl, who was electrocuted after coming in contact with a plastic kite string that was entangled with high voltage power supply cables on December 31 last year, has succumbed to injuries ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you're a homeowner or have ever worked in the landscaping industry, you probably know that there are many different types of lawn and ...

I can’t stand my “weed whacker.” I am supposed to say string trimmer, as the other name is trademarked and refers to one particular set of machines. I use one to neaten things up, but I don’t enjoy it ...

The police recovered only seven rolls of plastic strings on the occasion of Lohri and Maghi in the city. However, the Deputy Commissioner had constituted a special team for the implementation of ban ...