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This barista-standard glass cup is the ideal size to take on the go and suits filter coffees as much as americanos and lattes ...
Research shows most Australians believe they are good recyclers – but they’re often wrong. Here’s how to avoid common ...
Plastic manufacturers are pushing to have their products counted as compost. Composters and farmers are trying to stop them.
As single-use plastic piles up in landfills and pollutes oceans, event spaces are turning to food packaging that can be washed and reused hundreds of times.
At this point, most people know that microplastics are everywhere. Scientists have shown that tiny particles, amounting to ...
Most of us hope to keep a perfectly organized kitchen, but it's difficult to stay on top of the mess along with all the other things on our to-do list. While those sporadic stacks of novelty cups and ...
Hiccup Earth has 70,000 cups it rents out to interested races to replace the typical white paper cups that can pile up like snowdrifts at busy water stops.
Close-up of plastic cups, bottles, and food containers dumped on a city sidewalk in daylight.
The researchers note that end-products could be as thin as plastic cup walls, or as thick as desired. They describe the material as tPB, a transparent 3D material made solely of cellulose.
Composting should be one of the simplest ways to reduce waste and regenerate soil. But a visit to Sea to Sky Soils reveals a troubling sight—plastic cups, food packaging, shredded plastic bags, and ...