Plastic nurdles often wash up around Charleston. What can we learn from a handful of them?
Nurdles spill into waterways, wash up on beaches, endanger wildlife and threaten water quality. A handful of nurdles can hint ...
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EPR guidelines on cards to check plastic pollution: Rizwana
DHAKA, Jan 2, 2025 (BSS) - Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today said Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) guidelines will be formulated to address the challenge ...
Newsweek23d
Foods With the Most Plastic Chemicals: Study Reveals Surprising Results
From popular brands like Burger King, McDonald's, Starbucks, and Whole Foods to everyday kitchen staples such as rice and salt, a new study highlights the alarming extent of plastic contamination ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation23d
How synthetic textiles made from plastic took over the fashion industry
A mini-dress made from matted wads of discarded fabric scraps. A corset of disposable straws, with plastic forks dangling from the waist. Skirts of knotted plastic fishing line with a bodice made ...
studyfinds24d
Tea bags release shocking number of plastic particles into your drink
BARCELONA, Spain — In a concerning discovery for tea lovers everywhere, scientists have found that a simple cup of tea might come with an unwanted extra ingredient: billions of microscopic plastic ...
TechSpot26d
Valve makes more money per employee than Amazon, Microsoft, and Netflix combined
The big picture: Valve is one of the most important and influential companies in the PC gaming market. It's also one of the most unique due to its private nature and unusually small workforce ...
PC Gamer28d
We learned just how small Valve really is this year, but also how good it is at raking in the cash: It's making more money per employee than Apple
We in the PC gaming-o-sphere tend to view Valve as a behemoth. Its iron-fisted dominance of the space is unquestioned and unchallenged, and even the mightiest of videogame publishers sooner or ...
ABC News1mon
Why more research needed to expose potential hazards of plastic food containers
Dr. Stephanie Widmer explains potential hazards of single-use plastic. Safety concerns have loomed over microplastics, be it from your cutting board while prepping food to cook at home or items ...
National Geographic news1mon
Here's why everybody is currently avoiding black plastic kitchen utensils
Black plastic used in kitchen utensils can contain trace chemicals from electronic waste, and single use containers can be especially difficult to recycle. Plastic is being increasingly ...
earth1mon
Tea bags release millions of plastic particles during brewing
The study revealed that mucus-producing intestinal cells absorbed the highest amount of these plastic particles from tea bags. This was a significant finding because these cells play a protective role ...
moneycontrol.com1mon
Plastic sector shines in the tough times, check these 2 stocks
The sectors with the highest positive scores from the scanner were found to be the textile and plastic sectors. While we discussed the textile sector in last week’s article, this week ...
studyfinds1mon
Bulletproof plastic? New material comparable to steel finally on horizon
OXFORD, England — When you think of plastic, you might picture flimsy shopping bags or disposable water bottles. But there’s a special type of plastic that’s so tough it can stop bullets, replace worn ...