You might want to throw out your shower curtain after reading this. And frankly, when it comes to PVC, VOCs, and off-gassing.

The new soon to be launched Creality Filament Maker M1 and Shredder R1 have bee undersigned to provide a desktop system capable of transforming recycle plastic waste into reusable 3D printing filament ...

As a kid, I went door to door collecting cans to earn some pocket change. Today, I still take pride in recycling. I slice cardboard boxes down to size each Sunday, and make sure every viable plastic ...

In this video, I demonstrate how to build a homemade shredder machine. After searching unsuccessfully for a shredder in my country and local scrap yards, I decided to take on the challenge of ...

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Matt Fuchs writes about science, health, aging, and well-being. His Substack is Prime Factors and he is a 2026-2027 Knight-Wallace Fellow. Matt Fuchs writes about science, health, aging, and ...

Beneath the ocean’s surface, bacteria have evolved specialized enzymes that can digest PET plastic, the material used in bottles and clothes. Researchers at KAUST discovered that a unique molecular ...

It’s a killer pitch: Turn plastic waste into gasoline using only* the power of the sun. And that’s exactly what serial entrepreneur Julian Brown (@naturejab_ on Instagram) claims to be doing, using ...

As tons of plastic waste continue to build up in landfills every day, Yale researchers have developed a way to convert this waste into fuels and other valuable products efficiently and cheaply. The ...

If you find yourself constantly having to buy new toys for your dog that goes through them quickly, here's a hack that will save you the hassle. Take a toilet paper roll and fold one end shut. Fill it ...