Plastic Archives | Page 69 of 1005 | The Cool Down

Three researchers stand beside a large experimental setup.

Tech

UK team turns plastic waste into hydrogen using sunlight, and it works outside the lab

A whale-shaped toy featuring colorful balls inside a dome.

Business

Target recalls 49,000 whale popping toys after dome detaches and a child starts choking

A variety of bird feeders hung from a tree branch.

Outdoors

Summer bird feeders can become deadly disease hotspots as heat rises, experts warn

A small crab trapped in a bottle.

Tech

Japan marine mystery solved: A crab lived in a plastic bottle until it grew too large to escape

A person cleaning a grill with a brush.

Home

Cuisinart grill brush recall after 54 reports of loose metal bristles; 3 sought care

A person holds a clear plastic water bottle above a recycling bin filled with various bottles.

Tech

Penn State turns plastic bottles into battery graphite that outperforms natural samples

A lush garden featuring tall banana plants and green foliage under a partly cloudy sky.

Business

Food giants tout regenerative farming, but only 4% set goals that show it's working

A Tractor Supply Co. store with flower displays outside and a gray pickup truck parked nearby.

Home

Girl shopping for clearance plants with $20 is recognized, and store workers give them to her free

A vending machine area featuring dispensers for eggs and dairy products in a wooden structure.

Food

Shoppers question why refillable milk machines aren't more common

Blue plastic pellets flowing from a funnel-shaped conveyor into a collection tray.

Tech

'We don't trust companies': Ohio residents fear river pollution from proposed plastics plant

"I need to add these to my travel things!"

Home

Expert reveals 'brilliant' travel hack using commonly discarded item: 'Such great advice'

A group of people cleaning up a littered area with trees and a trailer nearby.

Home

Arizona barrio cleanup puts neighbors side by side, and locals hope it spreads