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Did plastic straw bans work? Yes, but not in the way you’d think.
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 10 months agoPaper straws get soggy and fall apart more quickly, reusable straws made of metal are not easy to...
Intropic helps single-use plastics decompose from the inside out
TechCrunch· 2 years agoThe additives the company makes have been proof-of-concept tested and it wants to upend how plastics...
Chemist makes breakthrough discovery with plastic alternative: ‘This is very special’
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe creation process behind a potential plastic substitute is a little technical, perhaps even...
Plastic straws were ditched for paper. But plastic is making a comeback thanks to these innovations.
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 years agoPlastic, then paper, now ... pasta? The humble straw that became a flashpoint in the broader battle...
Trader Joe’s, the cult grocery chain, says it’s making major changes to its in-store experience —...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 4 months agoTrader Joe’s is an eclectic grocery store chain known for its loyal fanbase, unique food items (see:...
Five simple tips to cut your ‘plastic footprint’ and help stop microplastics
Yahoo News UK· 2 months agoRebecca Pow MP is a passionate anti-plastic campaigner. (Supplied image) (Supplied image)...
Real or artificial? A forestry scientist explains how to choose the most sustainable Christmas tree,...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 6 months agoEvery year, Americans buy somewhere between 35 million and 50 million Christmas trees, and many more...
Scientists create a stir with paper straws that don’t get soggy: ‘The difference will be profound’
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 8 months agoPaper straws that don’t get soggy when you sip, yet break down in the environment without releasing...
A full 75% of the trash found in and around the Mississippi River was plastic, a new study found
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe Mississippi River drains more than 40% of the continental U.S. Just how much trash does it take...
Why We Need to Be Paying Attention to Fabric Innovation
Fashionista via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhen every problem's solution seems to feed into another problem, what do you do? Textile science...