plastic

AI could help the US be less terrible at recycling

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 09:28

Tech Insider

Yellow robotic arms sort recyclables on a conveyer belt. — AI could modernize the waste industry and boost recycling rates.
EverestLabs

Sustainability, Tech, AI, waste, Recycling, plastic, aluminum

Amazon Is Ditching Plastic Packaging Abroad—but Using Even More in the U.S.

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 12:21

Gizmodo : Environment

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.

packaging, amazon, plastic, amazon india, grist, packaging waste, jdcom

Billions of Plastic Bags Avoided Since New Bans, Report Finds

Wed, 01/24/2024 - 09:20

Gizmodo : Environment

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.

bags, plastic, faye park, disposable products, plastic bag, plastic bag ban, paper bag

The surprising reason millennial parents are miserable

Fri, 01/19/2024 - 17:29

Tech Insider

Senior correspondent Katie Notopoulos breaks down why toy prices are at an all-time low, and how cheaper toys are making millennial parents so miserable.

News, Video, gni, video-format-gni, new-this-week-video, drowning, Millenials

Bottled Water Contains 100 Times More Plastic Particles Than Previously Thought

Fri, 01/12/2024 - 09:59

Gizmodo : Environment

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.

Bottled Water, plastic, nanoparticle, beizhan yan, wei min, grist, polyethylene terephthalate

4 scientists said they're cutting back on bottled water after measuring the number of microplastics inside

Mon, 01/08/2024 - 18:06

Tech Insider

Tourists fill plastic bottles with water from a public fountain at the Sforzesco Castle, in Milan, Italy. — Scientists discovered hundreds of thousands of mico- and nanoplastics inside popular water bottle brands.
AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File

Science, microplastics, bottled-water, AP, science-contributors, plastic, associated-press

Can "golden fiber" from swamp reeds replace plastic?

Tue, 12/26/2023 - 15:00

Tech Insider

About 20 years ago, Bangladesh became the first nation on Earth to ban single-use plastic bags. Since then, plastic pollution has gotten worse. To find a biodegradable replacement, the government turned to jute, a cash crop grown here for centuries.

Science, Sustainability, Video, Sustainability, jute, plastic, Bangladesh

Microplastics Could Be Affecting the Weather, Too

Wed, 11/15/2023 - 08:00

Gizmodo : Environment

New research this week is the latest to show that microplastics have polluted just about everywhere on Earth. Scientists discovered plastic particles in cloud samples collected from atop a mountain in Eastern China.