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Gift Ideas You Can Buy That Don't Require a Gift Wrapper

Nov 19, 2019

Every year, billions of wrappers are being bought. What we don't know is that they cause more damage to the environment as they can't be recycled.

Steam cracking breaks down waste plastics at the molecular level, which can then be recovered to reform its original plastic components.

New Recycling Method Turns All Plastic Waste into High-Quality Plastic

Oct 21, 2019

Researchers were able to use existing petrochemical infrastructure to recover 100% of carbon from waste plastics.

UNIQLO to Produce Shirts Made of Plastic

Oct 14, 2019

Recycled bottles will now be made into shirts and jackets. The collection will be launced spring–summer 2020.

Coconut husks are best alternatives to wood

Oct 11, 2019

A Dutch company has created pallets made out of coconut husks that can help prevent billions of trees from being cut down every year.

Starbucks to replace plastic straws with sippy cups for adults

Oct 10, 2019

The famous coffee chain is ditching their straws for an eco-friendly alternative.

Ecobrick: Ingenious Way of Reusing Plastics

Oct 04, 2019

The call to recycle and reuse plastics has intensified and the ecobrick may be the key to saving the planet.

Vaping May Be Bringing A Recycling Disaster

Sep 02, 2019

An estimated 55 million will be switching from cigarettes to vaping by 2021, creating millions of vaping devices that cannot be recycled.

Robots May Save America From Recycling Crisis

Jul 30, 2019

The US government is turning to robots to help them save the country from the recycling problem.

Plastic Waste: How The Industry Is Fighting To Keep Polluting The World

Jul 22, 2019

The plastic industry is striving to keep itself alive despite the strong call to reduce the use of anything made of plastic.

Plastic Bottles To Rebuild Roads: Welcome To The Future

Jul 11, 2019

Could turning plastic bottles into roads be the future that will help save the environment?

Japan On An Uphill Battle Against Plastic Use

Jul 09, 2019

Although the figures show that Japan is recycling a total of 84% of its plastic, a recent article argues that the recycling efforts may not be what they seem.

When You Put The Wrong Trash In The Wrong Bin

Jun 27, 2019

Those who aspire to help in the recycling program should always know where to put what or else, they fail and cost the environment more.

Plastic Mailers For Recycling: How Is it Possible?

Jun 26, 2019

When people sort through their daily mail, they are more likely to find some junk in there somewhere. From a sales letter from an unknown company down to unnecessary materials in product packaging. Luckily, all these unwanted plastic items that people have can be recycled. After all, most mailers are composed of #2 high-density polyethylene if not the #4 low-density plastic polyethylene.