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That extracted plastic can then be reused for new products. "That lessens the carbon footprint, it's environmentally responsible and safe," Hess said. CompuCycle is located in the Spring Branch ...

I write about businesses creating a more sustainable economic system. The pervasiveness of plastic has become a global concern. An estimated 242 million metric tons of it is generated every year ...

Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, and find out what you can do to ...

They were washed in with the tide, most likely from China or the US, thousands of miles away -- part of an enormous plastic garbage patch, spinning in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, which you ...

LOOKING AHEAD, EARTH DAY IS ON MONDAY AND THIS YEAR THE GLOBAL FOCUS IS ON CORRECTING AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM THAT IS PLASTIC POLLUTION. THIS CAMPAIGN AIMS TO CUT GLOBAL PLASTIC USE AND PRODUCTION.

How many plastic spoons, knives, and forks do you think we throw away daily? [Stefan] noted that the compostable type is made from PLA, so why shouldn’t you be able to recycle it into 3D ...

Meanwhile, plastic production accounts for 5% of the world’s carbon emissions and 12% of its oil demand. The prospect of charting a new course is daunting. This week, leaders from around the ...

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The $100 billion project could transform Saudi Arabia from a midsize player in chemicals to a powerhouse, capable of single-handedly supplying enough plastic for all of the cars and planes built ...

It’s almost sickeningly sweet, and it comes in a massive plastic deli container. For the money, you get lots of tea, but that quantity of sugar will likely leave your stomach churning afterward.