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The European Union will introduce stricter rules for imports of plastics, the European Commission said on Tuesday, as it ...

This glue is made from leftover cooking oil, which contains fatty acids that are ideal for making flexible, durable, and ...

A person walks past a public art installation consisting of piles of plastic waste outside a United Nations conference in Ottawa, Ontario, in April 2024. A person walks past the sculpture Giant ...

It’s been used for centuries as a medicinal resin, long before ‘gut health’ was a buzzword — but studies now back up its benefits.

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Researchers developed a plant based plastic that stays strong during use but dissolves safely in seawater, leaving no ...