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"Dublin is not ‘a dirty old town’ but for too long commercial premises have been allowed present their rubbish in plastic bags while homeowners have used wheelie bins." He says while seagulls ...

Despite the planet’s growing plastic pollution crisis, petroleum-based polymers have become an integral part of modern life. They make cars and airplanes lighter and more energy efficient.

She was skeptical of Houston's program and its claims that it could recycle any type of plastic.The tracker showed her bags ended up at a storage site — not a recycling center. Deason said she ...

Polyethylene is widely produced and used in things like packaging, plastic bags, storage containers and toys, according to the book Microfluidics for Cellular Applications. While the study was ...

Researchers have cracked the code for turning plastic back into the building blocks to make new plastics. It could revolutionize recycling, which studies have shown is broken. Researchers at UC ...

As Canadian governments look to crack down on plastic foodware, returnable containers offer Vancouver businesses an alternative that doesn't force customers to change their behaviour. Industry ...

Roughly 10 years after California tried and failed to ban plastic bags at grocery stores, state lawmakers have passed a law that they say will forever end the choice of “paper or plastic” in ...

Whether or not you have an immediate use case in mind for Docker, here’s a compiled list of 15 most popular Docker containers. It is a minimal image based on Alpine Linux with a package index. It is ...

Toymaker Lego said Wednesday it is on track to replace the fossil fuels used in making its signature bricks with more expensive renewable and recycled plastic, as sales and profits surged.

It’s made of easy-to-clean plastic that can handle a few dings, and it is lightweight enough to carry to a drop-off site. Before testing the OXO bin, I considered myself a freezer-only composter ...