Actually, entire houses can be built with the millions of tires that are tossed out every year. To build so-called Earthships, for example, whole tires are filled with dirt and covered with concrete ...

The lining on the inside of a nonstick pan is made of plastic. When heated, it can release toxic fumes; when scratched, it ...

Researchers have developed a novel solution for trapping carbon in concrete by blending a sustainable, easy-to-grow green ...

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There have also been research and development proposals, such as using different raw materials, like seaweed, to make plastic-like products. Is recycling the answer?

Knee and waist-deep piles of sargassum seaweed are washing ashore along the Texas coast, creating a striking—if not smelly—scene from Padre Island to Galveston.

But what if I told you that the solution to the plastic crisis could be rooted in something green and simple like seaweed? Much like mycelium and algae, could seaweed be the plastic of the future?

Bay Area startup looks to replace plastic with seaweed Plastic waste is a huge problem, with bags and packaging a major culprit.

Stretchy seaweed, reverse vending machines, QR-coded take-out boxes: They’re how we can break society’s absurd addiction to single-use plastics.

Is seaweed packaging different from traditional sustainable beauty packaging? Sway uses seaweed to package its products because it’s abundant, thrives off sunlight and ocean water, and requires very ...

No, really, the brand holds the highest recycling rates in the industry—“higher than plastic and glass,” she says. Is seaweed packaging different from traditional sustainable beauty packaging?

There's a large and growing body of evidence linking chemicals in plastic and microplastics to a number of health concerns.