A new ocean-dissolvable plastic from Japan breaks down overnight with no microplastics left behind – safe, strong, and eco-friendly innovation for the future.

The team melted the mask plastic and abused it into microbits. And for more realistic dining, wheat bran was mixed in. “They started eating the face-mask granola pretty much right away,” Tseng ...

There's also Loctite's plastic bonder, an epoxy that, as the name implies, bonds plastics together – including ABS, hard plastic, soft plastic, PVC, and fiberglass — with a strong grip.

My Deer Friend Nokotan episode 6 will premiere on Sunday, August 11, 2024, at 7:30 a.m. PST. Fans can watch the episode on Crunchyroll, Amazon Prime, and other streaming services.

How Plastic Can Harm Your Health Plastic is everywhere, yet it often contains chemicals linked to reproductive harm, cancer risk, metabolic disease, and other issues ...

Plastic bronchitis is a serious condition caused by a buildup of lymph fluid in the lungs. When lymph fluid doesn’t drain correctly, it leaks into the airways where it forms casts.

It may be time to break out the face masks again. COVID-19 cases are on the rise nationwide due to a new omicron subvariant, EG.5, nicknamed “Eris.” Though Wisconsin isn't getting hit hard yet ...

Discarded “single use” face masks pose a massive environmental challenge. Several studies have demonstrated the feasibility of recycling these plastic-rich products into a range of materials ...

According to a 2020 report by an environmental group , about 1.56 billion face masks entered oceans globally in 2020. Face masks are made from combination of several types of plastic.

Plastic remains a whale of a problem on our beaches, making up 82% of the debris collected in 2021, according to the Beach Sweeps Report. It washes up on our shores in forms both big and small ...