Plastic News

Kerala turns plastic waste into roads: How 4,447 tonnes of discarded plastic were reused to build nearly 7,249 km of roads across the state

This institute in Georgia helps students transform discarded plastic waste into phone chargers in under five minutes

The seized material was sent to a waste-to-energy plant in Sonipat, while the pollution board said the unit was found violating rules on prohibited SUP items.

A cleverly designed small hole in plastic stools presents multiple functional advantages. This design helps in effortlessly stacking and unstacking the stools while eliminating air suction. Additionally, it serves as a handy grip for lifting while ensuring water can drain away, keeping the surface dry. Notably, this feature also contributes to reducing plastic usage in production.

6,000 milk bottle road in China: How plastic waste found a strange second life in Shanghai

In 2021, Shanghai used 6,000 milk bottles to fight plastic waste; the result became China's 1st plastic road, turning hard-to-recycle bottles into useful paving material

Most plastic bottles are used briefly before becoming waste. But in Hawaii, the equivalent of nearly 195,000 plastic bottles was given a very different destination beneath the tyres of thousands of vehicles

Still storing your leftovers in plastic takeaway containers? Or buying fresh fruit only to watch it spoil before you get around to eating it?