Is there a love more fleeting than a child’s affection for a fast-food meal toy? One minute, it’s the coolest thing in the world. An hour later back at home, it’s stuffed between two couch cushions, ...

A gatekeeper at Gulu regional hospital wears a face shield made by local organisation Takataka Plastics to deal with COVID-19 shortages of personal protective equipment, Gulu, Uganda, May 2020.

Cal Fire continues to investigate how four firefighters were burned during the early minutes of the Valley Fire. A preliminary report from Cal Fire says flames and heat forced four firefighters to ...

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — South of Gaza City, along the Sea Road that runs beside the Mediterranean, Palestinian youth are producing fuel by melting plastic in makeshift burners. With limited ...

COLUMBIA — In the waning days of the regular legislative session, a bill to pave the way for "advanced recyclers" — including companies that melt down plastics — could be on the way to becoming law.

During more than 700 days of war and blockade, Gaza has suffered a severe shortage of every essential, from food and medicine to fuel. Without fuel, desalination plants that provided water have ...

Unlike standard mechanical recycling, which “downcycles” plastic into a lower-quality material, the enzymatic process makes it possible to recycle a bottle into a material that’s equal in quality to ...

A gatekeeper at Gulu regional hospital wears a face shield made by local organisation Takataka Plastics to deal with COVID-19 shortages of personal protective equipment, Gulu, Uganda, May 2020.