While we can hope that the future of recycling improves, the reality is that the amount of plastic that actually gets recycled right now is just 8.7% of what’s made, according to the ...

Thermoplastics, such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), and polyvinyl chloride (PVC), can be melted and reshaped multiple times without significant chemical change. In contrast ...

Some of you may be thinking that plastic is convenient to use, but is it convenient to kill the planet? As time passes, more and more plastic is being thrown into landfills, burned and thrown into ...

Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum cans and cardboard boxes will be given a new life. But what really happens ...

“Ocean-bound” is another tricky term. It connotes that the object in question is headed for the high seas, but that may not resonate when that object is a plastic spork in a parking lot 15 miles from ...

Overview: Polyethylene glycol 3350/electrolytes is taken to clean out your intestines before a colonoscopy or barium enema. It works by pulling water into your intestines to cause watery diarrhea.

Thailand has become the latest country to take on the global plastic waste crisis by banning imports of plastic waste. For years, the country had served as a key destination for plastic waste from ...