Ecobricks: Plastics in the Construction World

Medicine & Technology Mar 23, 2019

From nonbiodegradable waste to construction materials

Kevlar: A Revolutionary Plastic

Mar 18, 2019

Here's the science behind one of the world's strongest plastics.

Plastic Particles’ Probable Presence In Tap Water Revealed By Recent Study

Sep 08, 2017

A research study reveals that tap water may contain plastic particles.

United Kingdom Begins Testing Roads Made Of Recycled Plastic Waste Through MR6 Product

Apr 29, 2017

An engineer from the United Kingdom tests his plan to have roads made from plastic wastes.

Ooho Makes 'Eating' Water Possible! Edible Water Bottle Ball Aims To Replace Plastic Bottles

Apr 16, 2017

Find out all about the edible water bottle product here.

Food Watch: Insane Amount Of Plastic Found In Ocean Enters The Food Chain [WATCH]

Mar 13, 2017

Studies conclude that humans are in danger from the huge quantities of manmade, toxic plastic that marine life is already being harmed from. Humans are the end consumer of this food chain that is increasingly getting polluted with plastic waste.

Biodegradable Plastics May Not Be As Environmentally Friendly Once Thought

Mar 31, 2015

A new study reveals that biodegradable plastics are not biodegradable after all. Don't be fooled by a label. Get the scoop here!

Plastic from Egg Whites Could Offer Safer, Biodegradable Alternative to Conventional Plastic

Mar 30, 2015

Plastic from Egg Whites Could Solve Two Issues

Can You Fathom the Trash? New Study Reveals Eight Million Tons of Plastic Trash Reach the Oceans Each Year

Feb 13, 2015

If you were to guess the amount of tonnage of trash in the sea, we bet that you’d be off by a couple of millions. That’s right, millions with an “M”. You may think that you can estimate the trash based on what you see at the beach, but researchers say that the calculation is a bit more complex than what the average guesser might think.

Plastic Pollution Causes ‘Tons’ of Problems as New Estimates Reveal Litter on the Rise

Dec 15, 2014

While the biochemistry of the world’s oceans may be a complex study, with a myriad of variants, researchers are certain of one simple fact—man-made plastics do not belong in the oceans. And the pollution of our oceans is far more vast than the world would like to admit. But in a new study recently published in this week’s issue of the journal PLOS ONE researchers are saying that the Earth’s oceans may contain more than 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic particulates, weighing nearly 270,000 tons combined which is far larger than previous studies ever estimated the pollution to be.