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How one company in India is turning plastic bags into $100 sneakers
Thaely, a new footwear company, gets its name from the Hindi word for plastic bags. The company say…
The US is under pressure to lead the way in reducing plastic pollution but it keeps making more of it
World leaders are negotiating a treaty to end plastic pollution, and the US is under pressure to st…
Catherine Boudreau
Tamil Nadu to deploy innovative 'trash interceptors' to rid rivers of plastic pollution in 14 districts
As part of the ambitious Rs 1,675 crore Tamil Nadu Coastal Restoration Mission, the state environme…
Even ‘biodegradable’ plastics may not be enough to protect fish from doom, new research suggests
Previous studies have revealed that both traditional and biopolymer microplastic exposure can influ…
Can coconut waste replace plastic-foam coolers?
The Philippines is the second-largest producer of coconuts in the world. An estimated 9 billion hus…
Can "golden fiber" from swamp reeds replace plastic?
About 20 years ago, Bangladesh became the first nation on Earth to ban single-use plastic bags. Sin…
This new type of soap made from common plastic waste could be the latest solution for our plastic problem!
Polyethylene, the most common plastic type that finds application in consumer products such as food…
Climate change will soon begin to alter the very structure of our brains, study warns
Previous research has already shown that adverse environmental factors can have serious effects on …
Microplastics floating through our clouds could soon start changing the Earth's rainfall and weather patterns
These minuscule plastic pieces have the potential to accumulate water, effectively creating clouds.…
Nagaland enforces single-use plastic ban on items such as plastic bags, plates and forks; heavy penalties in store
The ban includes the manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, and sale of any type of plastic b…
The 'eye lift' has become one of the most highly requested plastic surgeries in America
Plastic surgeons say people have been spending too much time looking at themselves on Zoom — and it…
Lakshmi Varanasi
Despite major crises, these Syrians innovated a sustainable business turning plastic junk into cheap mats!
30-year-old mat seller Mohammed al-Qassem notes that since these mats are relatively cheap, they're…
Erin Moriarty of 'The Boys' slams Megyn Kelly after plastic surgery claims made her feel 'horrified'
Erin Moriarty called speculation she got plastic surgery "disgustingly false" in an Instagram post…
Lauren Edmonds
55 tons of ocean plastic collected from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to be recycled into Kia’s electric vehicles!
Kia has already begun upcycling plastic in many car parts, such as the EV9 model which incorporates…
World's first weather report to include 'plastic rain' forecasts 50 kg of microplastic falls over Paris
According to the report, the city will experience about 40-48 kilograms of free-floating plastic bi…
Amazon used 11.6% less plastic for shipping last year and is phasing out those blue and white plastic mailers
Amazon used 11.6% less plastic last year for shipping and is phasing out those blue and white plast…
Catherine Boudreau
Lindsay Lohan got in trouble filming 'Mean Girls' because she kept trying to look Plastic before Cady's transformation
The hit 2004 movie is explored in "So Fetch: The Making of 'Mean Girls' (and Why We're Still So Obs…
Olivia Singh
Plastic recycling plants could end up dumping lakhs of kilograms of microplastics in water bodies, study finds
During the cleaning process, the plastic items are washed with water several times to rid them of a…
What the plastic surgery industry can tell us about the path of the economy
But the enthusiasm to revamp one's appearance has faded in a tighter economy, with Americans now st…
Jennifer Sor
We have Paris Hilton to thank for some of the Plastics' iconic outfits in the original 'Mean Girls'
"Mean Girls" costume designer Mary Jane Fort said she studied both high-school yearbooks and Paris …