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For decades, plastic producers knowingly misled the public about the feasibility of plastic recycling, according to a recent study by the Center for Climate Integrity. The non-profit’s report details ...

WD-40 is one of those miracle household items that we all sort of take for granted. But creating the now-ubiquitous lubricating oil wasn't easy at all. In fact, the very name of the product advertises ...

There are essentially three widely used technologies for manufacturing plastic products: Injection molding, extrusion, and blow molding. Injection molding is the most commonly used process for the ...

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The bar is low, according to a new study, less than three sugar cubes worth could kill birds like Atlantic puffins, for ...

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Plastic bags littering the shoreline is a common sight on beaches around the world. The researchers combined information on hundreds of policies instituted across the U.S. between 2017 and 2023, with ...