Single-use plastic items are an environmental nightmare, and they're everywhere in modern American kitchens. A lot of plastic ...

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A recent innovation could make it easier to transform plastic waste into usable products. In September 2025, the University ...

For Catholics seeking to reduce their own consumption of plastics, the parish often provides a first area. Hospitality gatherings after Mass and other social events offer a chance to not only ...

A University of Texas at Arlington scientist’s research could have an impact on one of the world’s most pressing problems: plastic waste. Plastic waste has become a major environmental concern. From ...

What would a month without buying any new single-use plastic products look like? It’s a tall order for many Americans, who go through about five pounds of plastic a week, according to Oxford ...

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Microplastics, tiny plastic fragments less than five millimeters in diameter, have infiltrated nearly every corner of modern life. From the air we breathe to the water we drink and the food we consume ...

When Briana Bosch started her Colorado flower farm, Blossom and Branch, the fifth-generation farmer—her family had a dairy and corn farm—mimicked what her family had always done: plastic landscape ...

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