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Mecklenburg County Expands Recycling Program to Include Plastic Bags and Wraps at Full-Service Facilities

Mecklenburg County now accepts plastic bags and wraps at recycling centers, responding to residents' requests for more ...

10 things I learned from burning myself out with AI coding agents

Like all AI models based on the Transformer architecture, the large language models (LLMs) that underpin today’s coding ...

Microplastics Can Rewire Sperm, Triggering Diabetes in the Next Generation

UC Riverside led mouse study finds microplastics affect male and female offspring differently. Researchers at the, Riverside ...

Med Spa Business Is Booming. But Are They Safe?

The med spa industry is booming, but are these facilities safe? Know what to look for in terms of credentials, supervision, ...

Nationwide chocolate recall expands to include more bars that could be contaminated

A nationwide recall of chocolate has expanded to include eight products that may be contaminated with salmonella.
Los Angeles Times

We’re losing the race against plastic, but there’s a solution

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Within 15 years, a garbage truck’s worth of plastic could be entering our environment every second. Not every ...
CNN

How extreme weather is making plastic pollution more mobile, more persistent and more hazardous

The surging tide of microplastics is already an environmental and health threat, but as the world heats up — driving increasingly extreme weather — it’s transforming them into “more mobile, persistent ...
The Conversation

Huge amounts of plastic waste goes unnoticed – here’s what to do about it

Research Fellow, Ethical Consumption, Revolution Plastics Institute, University of Portsmouth Cressida Bowyer receives funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), the Medical ...
Science Daily

Plastic-eating bacteria discovered in the ocean

Beneath the ocean’s surface, bacteria have evolved specialized enzymes that can digest PET plastic, the material used in bottles and clothes. Researchers at KAUST discovered that a unique molecular ...
BGR

A Young Inventor Is Turning Plastic Into A Fuel Called 'Plastoline' - Here's How

"For as long as I walk this earth, there will be no such thing as plastic waste, only untapped potential energy." This quote, stated by young inventor Julian Brown on his company's website, NatureJab, ...
KRIV

Introducing our director, plastic surgery with family, and dating within a zip code

Introducing our director, plastic surgery with family, and dating within a zip code Caroline and Rashi introduce their director from the control room, talk about people taking surgery to another level ...
New Scientist

Biodegradable plastic made from bamboo is strong and easy to recycle

Hard plastic made from bamboo is as strong and durable as conventional plastics for uses such as household appliances and car interiors, but is also recyclable and biodegrades easily in soil. Plastics ...