Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry ...

But when you look at the small print it says the company uses a bio-plastic to seal the bags - made from plant material rather than oil. When the BBC pointed out that some experts consider bio ...

The Bensen’s plastic hook didn’t break in our tests, but it’s still thinner (by a millimeter or two) than those on most of the hanging bags we reviewed. Under pressure, it bends more easily ...

Previously, driving from Nairobi to a place like the Masai Mara you would see plastic bags hanging from trees like flowers after being blown away and getting stuck. We don't see them any more ...

Well, you can usher in the joy of spring or simply enliven the atmosphere in your house (whatever the season) by using ...

Don't through away those plastic bags! Reuse them, turn your old shopping bags into a cool new kite by following these instructions. Feed some string through a new straw (Leaving about 10cm either ...

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Plastic has become a vital part of our lives of convenience. Yet the coffee cup lids, water bottles and bags we use once and throw away do end up somewhere -- in landfills, but also in the ocean.

In various cities and states, plastic bag bans have taken hold as a way to reduce pollution and prevent excess waste from harming the environment. But what differences have the laws made in ...

Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, and find out what you can do to ...

In fact, as one of the easiest vegetables (fine, fruits) to grow, they're perfect for beginners and tomato aficionados alike – and yet, somehow, grow bags make the process even easier. 'It's all ...

Tarun Anumol, from Agilent Technologies, said plastic ... bags that are put in the trash can last in a landfill for tens and hundreds of years since objects in landfills,” she added. The CEO of ...