Examples are things like straws, coffee stirrers, plastic bags, fizzy drink and water bottles and most food packaging. When it comes to recycling paper cups the big coffee chains have made a lot ...

Yet the coffee cup lids, water bottles and bags we use once and throw away do end up somewhere -- in landfills, but also in the ocean. Nearly every piece of plastic ever made still exists today.

A groundbreaking development in materials science offers a potential solution to the planet’s mounting single-use plastic ...

Wendy's recently announced that it will soon use plastic made from advanced recycling in its drink cups. How advanced recycling is different from traditional recycling Consumers are used to ...

It’s made of what are known as supramolecular polymers ... the catalyst for its destruction before you want it to? A plastic cup is no good if certain liquids can dissolve it, after all.

In an effort to be more eco-friendly, the new cup will be made with 40% recycled fiber and the packaging will no longer require a plastic wrap. Eminem Releases 'Mom's Spaghetti' Jarred Pasta Sauce ...