Instead, they are marked for deletion and stored in the Recycle Bin in case you need them back. The only caveat is that files in the Recycle Bin aren't kept forever. Depending on the drive ...

But it isn't just plastic packaging that Europeans are throwing out in large volumes. With plastic waste generation growing annually, and recycling rates failing to keep up, Europe has a long road ...

Plastic littered across the world’s beaches can now be detected from space. Researchers from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in Australia developed a new satellite imaging ...

After one day, the sample will undergo the process of extraction and then purification. The PHA can then be collected and used as raw material for various bioplastic products such as plastic bags and ...

If you're in the plastic production business, you might just be praying for a Trump victory on Nov. 5. As countries prepare to jet off to Busan, South Korea, later this month to negotiate a binding ...

Green bins will not be collected at the curbside until after Jan. 1, which is also when the second part of the changes takes effect— the use of clear plastic garbage bags. After that date any garbage ...

Despite pledges to curb plastic waste imports, Malaysia remains one of Europe's top dumping grounds. Will the EU's upcoming export ban make a difference? https://p.dw ...

If you have a black spatula in your kitchen, or other black plastic items around your house like takeout containers or children’s toys, they could contain high levels of toxic flame retardants.

“It’s just a minefield, really,” Turner said. Putting your black plastic in the recycling bin might seem like the right thing to do, but recycling isn’t a solution to the most noxious qual ...

Countries gathered in Colombia to work on a treaty to end plastic pollution must strive for “an ambitious, credible and just” deal that responds to the needs of communities everywhere, including some ...