Plastic Cup Reduces Paper Waste at Landfills
A major retailer is offering reusable plastic as a way to reduce paper waste. Starbucks, the large coffee chain, now has reusable plastic cups that customers can purchase along with […]
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Plastic Lumber Tests Stronger Than Wood Lumber
A company in Minnesota may have just developed plastic lumber that, for the first time, has surpassed wood lumber in strength and perhaps durability. A plastic substitute equal to the […]
Plastic-Powered Plane Set for Test Flight
“Look! Up in the sky.” “It’s a bird.” “It’s a plane.” “Well, it’s a plastic-powered plane, making a test flight from Sydney to London.” That’s what representatives of the Irish […]
Bio-Refinery Makes Plastics From Coffee-Shop Products
A bio-refinery could turn waste from coffee and baked goods into plastics, laundry detergents, and other everyday consumer products. Chinese scientists have teamed up with the Starbucks restaurant chain on […]