We don’t often think of our clothing as plastic, but much of it is. Polyester, nylon, acrylic and other synthetic fibers are commonplace in the blended fabrics we wear every day. As a result, textiles ...

The Repair Shop 2024 sees Jay Blades and his trusty crew of craft experts back for a thirteenth season. The BAFTA-award-winning programme has become a weeknight favourite around the country as we ...

That black plastic spatula in your kitchen drawer? It may be time to toss it. Recently, there’s been lots of buzz about the dangers of cooking with black plastic utensils — think spoons ...

A new study detected dangerous chemicals in a variety of household items. But experts say the health risks aren’t clear-cut. Credit...Tonje Thilesen for The New York Times Supported by By Emily ...

Days after the U.N. global plastics treaty negotiations failed to produce an agreement, one of the world’s top contributors to plastic pollution has abandoned its plastic reduction and reuse goals.

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3M's auto repair and refurbishment kits tend to be ... In that sense, this kit works about as well as those J-B Weld repairs on plastic underhood parts like air filter boxes — strong, but ...

It's not your imagination: Beverage containers for milk, soda and water have gotten harder to open in recent years because their plastic screw top caps have been shortened to save plastic.

St. Paul, Minnesota — Collision Repair magazine doesn’t just report on training–we take it seriously. So much so that we sent William Simmons, our own Audience Engagement Manager, to attend the 3M ...

Above: WWF's Erin Simon speaks at the global plastic pollution summit in Busan, Korea, in November. The final week of November could have been the turning point in the global fight against plastic ...

On December 2, after UN plastic treaty negotiations concluded without consensus, the Coca-Cola Company, a leading member of the Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty, released a statement ...