Plastic cutting boards have been popular in kitchens worldwide for years. They are light, inexpensive, and easy to maintain, making them a convenient choice for many people. However, recent ...

The debate between wood and plastic cutting boards has been simmering for years, and with Food Safety Education Month upon us, it's the perfect time to revisit the question. Is wood truly better ...

The remainder of the contents are circumspect in comparison. There’s a thick, circular plastic board, divided into four quadrants, and a sheet of counters which include some sinuous, chunky ...

Despite a 2010 warning from the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to avoid placing advertising boards along roadsides, and AP’s 2022 ban on plastic flex banners under Notification GO ...

Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry ...

Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, and find out what you can do to ...

Here's what four scientists say. Research published last year in the journal Environmental Science & Technology found that using a plastic cutting board can create up to 7,680 flecks of plastic, which ...

REFORM PLASTIC, a social enterprise under Evergreen Labs Inc., is equipping local sectors with technology to upcycle single-use plastic into plastic boards for various industries. “It is a ...

You may have bought a drink recently and noticed something odd: the once removable cap is now tethered to the bottle by a small strip of plastic ... time everyone got on board.

While a common family of bacteria, Comamonadaceae, grow on plastics in urban rivers and wastewater systems, it was unclear how these bacteria interact with and break down plastic. Professor Ludmilla ...

Scientists discovered that bacteria commonly found in wastewater can break down plastic to turn it into a food source, a finding that researchers hope could be a promising answer to combat one of ...