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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California is suing three plastic bag manufacturers that officials say are violating state law by providing bags ...

The state also announced it was suing three other companies that it said illegally marketed their plastic bags as being recyclable when they were not. By Neil Vigdor California is expected to receive ...

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A new method to produce strong, biodegradable plastic from bamboo is reported in Nature Communications this week. The bioplastic resembles oil-based plastics in strength, shapability, and thermal ...

DULUTH, Ga. (WTVM) - A 22-year-old inventor is gaining viral attention for what he calls “Plastoline,” a fuel he says is made from plastic waste. Julian Brown says he uses a process called microwave ...

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The global campaign to gain control of plastic waste is one of the fastest-growing environmental causes ever mounted. Yet it hasn’t been enough to make a dent in the growing tonnage of discarded ...

As some celebrities come clean about what aesthetic procedures they have had done, public interest is skyrocketing. But is this a good thing or a bad thing for patient well-being? Experts weigh in.

A team of chemists has discovered how to transform PET plastic waste into BAETA, a material that captures CO2 with remarkable efficiency. Instead of ending up as microplastics in the environment, ...