Over the past decade, it's come to light that plastic recycling is mostly bogus – essentially a marketing scheme crafted by the oil industry. (Raw plastic materials come from fossil fuel production.) ...

Lego is forgoing one of its oil-free recycled plastic block prototypes after testing showed the material didn't cut down on carbon emissions. However, the toymaker isn't ditching the effort to make ...

It's time to pour out the truth about plastic water bottles and explore why making the switch to reusable alternatives is a win for both your body and the planet. Plastic water bottles, particularly ...

In case you needed another reason to ditch bottled water, Earth.com just revealed one: It raises your blood pressure. According to Earth.com, a team from the Department of Medicine at Danube Private ...

London (CNN) — Lego has abandoned plans to make its famous bricks from recycled plastic bottles, saying that the manufacturing process would be more polluting than the current production of oil-based ...

*The founder of a US educational toy store chain has developed a product for children that makes use of plastic bottles. * Created by KleinCepts President Steven Klein, the Connect Bottle enables ...

Eco-friendly and virtually free, this hack is a great way to save reuse plastic bottles for organizing multiple sets of shoes in a streamlined storage space.

I am not aware of bagasse being disposed of in land fills. It is generally burned at the sugar mill to provide the power required to run the sugar factory. In other cases it is used to make paper or ...

NEW YORK — Meg Robustelli had heard reports that a chemical in most plastic baby bottles could be dangerous, but she had not done anything about it. That's when her mother stepped in and bought her ...

TEPIC, Mexico (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Tens of thousands of empty plastic bottles could be filled with rubble and earth to build quake-resistant emergency shelters for people made homeless in ...

Scientists invent process that converts plastic bottles into paracetamol, which is a common drugstore painkiller used in ...

Next time you grab a Diet Coke on the go, take a moment to look at the plastic bottle you have in your hand. The Coca-Cola Co. is rolling out three new bottle designs for Coca-Cola, Sprite, and brands ...