It’s estimated to take around 200 years for a piece of polyester clothing to break down meaning that every item of polyester ...

Alyssia-Rae Yates, 13, was hanging out with friends on a local green when a young boy burnt her leg - leaving her with ...

Alyssia-Rae Yates was left with severe burns after a boy kicked a fire pit containing molten plastic towards her ...

Remembering the intense pain Alyssia, who was chilling with friends on Blackbrook fields at around 6pm on October 11, said: ...

A 13-year-old girl suffered horrific burns after a boy dropped a lighter in a fire and kicked pieces of molten plastic at her ...

Plastics are unfortunately so cheap useful that they’ve ended up everywhere. They’re filling our landfills, polluting our ...

Scientists discovered that bacteria commonly found in wastewater can break down plastic to turn it into a food source, a finding that researchers hope could be a promising answer to combat one of ...

Wastewater bacteria can breakdown plastic for food Finding could lead to bioengineering solutions to clean up plastic waste Date: October 4, 2024 Source: Northwestern University Summary ...

Plastic pollution is everywhere, and a good amount of it is composed of polyethylene terephthalate (PET, ♳). This polymer is used to make bottles, containers and even clothing. Now, researchers report ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee state authorities said Wednesday they are investigating the company that owns a plastics factory where 11 workers were swept away by cataclysmic flooding ...