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Researchers have developed a groundbreaking method to upcycle discarded plastics into new materials with enhanced properties. This innovation not only offers a potential solution to the global plastic ...

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A lot of old stuff gets banished to your grandparents' kitchen junk drawer, and you're bound to find at least one haphazardly ...

In the wake of the fires at Paris' Notre Dame and the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, recent years have seen architects proposing innovative approaches to rebuilding these sacred spaces, exploring ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An Oregon law pushing restaurants to use eco-friendly takeout containers is now in effect. Approved by the Oregon Senate and House in 2023, Senate Bill 543 was officially ...

However, you can also place your old Christmas tree on a patio or deck and decorate it a second time with treats for birds — after removing any tinsel or plastic decorations. “The tree offers a ...

Starting Wednesday, January 1, 2025, food vendors and restaurants in Oregon will be required to stop using plastic foam takeout containers due to a law passed by the Oregon legislature in 2023.

California, the most populous U.S. state and fifth-largest world economy, will effectively ban the use of most expanded plastic foam food containers ... to sustainable reuse or recycling.