CBS News16d
Houston's plastic waste, waiting more than a year for "advanced" recycling, piles up at a business failed 3 times by fire marshal
Watch the CBS Reports documentary, "Advanced Recycling: Does Big Plastic's Idea Work?" in the video player above. HOUSTON, Tex.—When the news crew showed up outside a waste-handling business ...
ZME Science16d
Most Plastic Bottles Can Only Be Recycled Once. But Scientists Find A Way to Recycle Plastic Indefinitely
These plastics are used in everything from single-use grocery bags to hard plastic containers. The breakthrough in this process involves breaking down the tough carbon-carbon bonds that hold these ...
Los Angeles Times19d
Has a UC Berkeley chemistry lab discovered the holy grail of plastic recycling?
Despite the planet’s growing plastic pollution crisis, petroleum-based polymers have become an integral part of modern life. They make cars and airplanes lighter and more energy efficient.
CBS News19d
Houston's plastic waste is piling up, waiting on the promise of "advanced recycling"
Watch the CBS Reports documentary, "Advanced Recycling: Does Big Plastic's Idea Work?" About 48 million tons of plastic waste are generated each year in the U.S., and very little of it is ever ...
The Hill21d
Super small pieces of plastic are invading human brains, scientists say
These tiny plastic particles can range in size from 5 millimeters (as small as a pencil eraser) to 1 nanometer, which can’t be seen with the naked eye, the Environmental Protection Agency ...
ThePrint23d
Soccer-Hard-working Chiesa unlikely to feature against Man United, says Liverpool’s Slot
“He works really hard, on and off the pitch ... India needs fair, non-hyphenated and questioning journalism, packed with on-ground reporting. ThePrint – with exceptional reporters, columnists and ...
Los Angeles Times23d
‘Paper or plastic?’ will no longer be a choice at California grocery stores
Roughly 10 years after California tried and failed to ban plastic bags at grocery stores, state lawmakers have passed a law that they say will forever end the choice of “paper or plastic” in ...
The Straits Times23d
Hard-working Chiesa unlikely to feature against Man United, says Liverpool's Slot
"He works really hard, on and off the pitch, to try to get the best out of him, and he combines this with scoring goals," Slot said on Friday. "Really aggressive without the ball... can play in so ...
Wall Street Journal23d
Kamala Harris Soars Above CNN
Wonder Land: In Kamala Harris, the Democrats have created the biggest soap bubble American politics has ever seen. The question is, can they stop Donald Trump popping it until Nov. 5? Photo: Erin ...
Oceana23d
The Impacts of Plastic Pollution on Ocean Animals
Plastic pollution is deadly to ocean wildlife. Ingesting plastic can lead to slow and painful starvation, while plastic entanglement can cause loss of limbs and worse. None of the ocean’s inhabitants ...
New Scientist24d
Plastic vaporising process could recycle bags and bottles indefinitely
Plastic bottles and bags can be vaporised into chemical building blocks and turned into new plastics with all the properties of virgin material. There are hurdles still to overcome, but the new ...