Trump signed an Executive Order to end the use of paper straws. Here’s what to know about the history of plastic straws.

Straws might seem insignificant, inspiring jokes about the plastic vs. paper debate, but the plastic straw has come to symbolize a global pollution crisis over the past decade.

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And recycling has struggled to keep up: Only an estimated 9% of plastic waste generated globally is recycled. Concerns have ...

Skilled workers repurpose old plastic oil drums into durable wheelbarrows through an efficient manufacturing process. From cutting and shaping to molding and assembling, every step ensures ...

ABC Science took three packaging products that are common and relatively easy to recycle — glass bottles, aluminium cans and PET plastic bottles ... PET is used to make water and soft ...

Lady uses sachet water to bathe after roommate locked drum Photo credit: @fayibaby/TikTok, NurPhoto/ Getty Images. Worried lady investigates why Annie Idibia always shakes her head, shares findings in ...

More information: Taeeun Kwon et al, Unraveling the role of water in mechanism changes for economically viable catalytic plastic upcycling, Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024 ...

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Tens of thousands of empty plastic water bottles from the water shortage that hit Conwy last will be collected by council recycling teams - but only if they are in clear bin bags. Last week a ...

As a doctoral student, Kaner contributed to the discovery of electrically conductive plastic by his advisors Alan MacDiarmid and Alan Heeger, who later received a Nobel Prize for their work. Other ...