By the end of the week, I was left with a horrifying pile of yogurt cups, coffee lids, plastic wrappers and takeout containers — far more than I expected. I even had enough trash to cover my ...

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Let's just agree: We all have that one kitchen cupboard that is overflowing with plastic containers. Some are self-consciously bought, some are gifted, and some are used from takeout food. From ...

Plastic fibers are prevalent in clothing, shedding millions during laundry and polluting waterways. Solutions include washing less, using cold water, and more. Bottles and bags, food wrappers and ...

Courtesy of Beverly Hills Center for Plastic and Laser Surgery What if getting the lips you always dreamed of was as easy as 1, 2, 3? It is, if you're plastic surgeon Dr. Ben Talei, who developed ...

Researchers discover why plastic sheds dangerous fragments The unique construction that makes plastic so useful also makes it prone to forming hazardous micro- and nanoscopic shards Date: April 7 ...

Today, the Council and the European Parliament provisionally agreed on a regulation on preventing the loss of plastic pellets – the industrial raw materials used to make plastic products – into the ...

People in the UK have been paying extra for plastic bags in supermarkets for a decade now – but a loophole in the law means billions of bags are still being used. The plastic bag levy first came into ...

(India is not in favour of legally binding limits or caps on the production of plastic polymers.) The plastics problem is fast getting out of hand because it is hard to rein in an industry that is ...

A new study found high levels of plastic in the arterial plaque of stroke and vision-loss patients. Cells in plastic-filled plaque also showed signs of altered gene activity, but it's unclear why.