Then came cheekbone-lifts, nose jobs “and so on”. The plastic pilgrimage has become so common that Mr Makhlouf, who is 29, says he no longer knows “anyone who hasn’t gotten plastic surgery”.

sheds light on how ubiquitous these pollutants are in the global food chain. Products from well-known American brands were found to contain high levels of plastic chemicals, highlighting that even ...

A mini-dress made from matted wads of discarded fabric scraps. A corset of disposable straws, with plastic forks dangling from the waist. Skirts of knotted plastic fishing line with a bodice made ...

BARCELONA, Spain — In a concerning discovery for tea lovers everywhere, scientists have found that a simple cup of tea might come with an unwanted extra ingredient: billions of microscopic plastic ...

Are you tired of never being able to find the right lid for the plastic container you're grabbing to store food? Do your lids end up in a jumbled pile or fall out of your cabinet every time you open ...

The Fortum Recycling and Waste division began exploring the possibility of making new plastic using a process called carbon capture and utilization in 2022. Now, just a scant two years later, it has ...

Firms will be charged more for using plastic packaging than more sustainable materials such as paper or cardboard. Both the British Retail Consortium and the Food and Drink Federation welcomed the ...

Dr. Stephanie Widmer explains potential hazards of single-use plastic. Safety concerns have loomed over microplastics, be it from your cutting board while prepping food to cook at home or items ...

Black plastic used in kitchen utensils can contain trace chemicals from electronic waste, and single use containers can be especially difficult to recycle. Plastic is being increasingly ...

An ex-Great Northern car is being used as a boxcar storage shed at the Minnesota Northern RR yard in Crookston, Minn. The wood-and-steel car has been at this location since the 1980s. Cody Grivno ...

Walmart When New Year’s rolls around, with its inevitable resolutions to declutter your life, you’ll wish you’d had a storage shed on your Christmas list. And couldn’t we all use a bit ...