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If plastic comes from oil and gas, which come originally from plants, why isn’t it biodegradable?
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoPlastic is made from oil and natural gas, which started out as fossilized plant and animal material....
Foreign manufacturers, hungry for plastic, fuel Charleston port's nurdle export boom
The Post and Courier· 5 hours agoIn a boost for the Port of Charleston, outbound shipments of resins — the tiny plastic pellets also...
Tiny plastic shards found in human testicles, study says
CNN.com· 5 days agoHuman testicles contain microplastics and nanoplastics at levels three times higher than animal...
Give your home a refresh with these 24 Memorial Day 2024 furniture sales
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoIt has a curved back with wide armrests and is also available in recycled plastic. $612 at Neighbor...
Plastic trash in the oceans continues to surge
USA Today· 2 days agoA plastic bottle and the remains of a child's spade lay on the beach on Earth Day in North Wales on April 22, 2024 in Prestatyn, United Kingdom....
Your future's in the trash can: How the plastic industry promoted waste to make money
WLRN Miami· 7 hours agoThe world is awash in plastic waste. But plastic wasn't always ubiquitous. We examine a decades-long effort by the plastics industry to get people hooked on disposable products and packaging.
Black plastic and foam to-go containers are banned in Minneapolis. Restaurants are still getting up...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 1 day agoFor years, Minneapolis has banned non-compostable, non-recyclable to-go containers. Starting Jan. 1,...
Drones Have Offered Last Line of Defense for a Strategic Ukrainian Town
The New York Times via Yahoo News· 42 minutes agoDONETSK REGION, Ukraine — The commander stepped over boxes stacked full of plastic drones and opened...
Fact Check: It's Said Henry Ford Built a Car with Exterior Made of Soybean Plastic in the 1940s....
Snopes via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoThe Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation Claim: Henry Ford built a car with an exterior body...
Plastic in birds’ stomachs may release toxic chemicals, study suggests
PA Media: Science via Yahoo News· 3 days agoPlastic left to float in seawater may turn it cloudy potentially releasing toxic chemicals into the...