Sounds a bit different? It’s not! All you need are a few empty plastic bottles, some basic tools, and a bit of imagination. Vertical gardening using plastic bottles is the perfect DIY project for ...

One great way to do it is to use seed starter pots, as described on Seattle Sundries. This very clever project allows you to turn old 2-liter plastic bottles into seed starter pots, which will ...

Zipform Packaging has developed a bottle made with 95% wood-based fibre and over 50% post-consumer recycled content, replacing the conventional plastic liner with a moisture- and oxygen-resistant ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. “Certain single-use plastic containers, such as ...

Inside a New Mexico lab, researchers estimate there is five bottle caps worth of plastic in human brains. Now they are trying to find out its effects. By Nina Agrawal Nina Agrawal shadowed ...

I didn’t have a handy tool that could cut through plastic bottles or containers neatly to give me something to work with, so I ultimately sidestepped the material. All I desired was a tool to help me ...

For a fresh fruit twist to Navratri, alight fruit chaat provides a refreshing way to break the fast while supporting digestion. Select a medley of seasonal fruits like crisp apples, juicy pomegranate ...

Some everyday items, such as water bottles, may contribute far more than trash. They could be releasing tiny plastic particles that slip into our bodies. Early studies suggest that plastic particles ...

More than 25 major consumer brands and petrochemicals have been traced to fracking in the Permian Basin, one of the world’s ‘carbon bombs’. A Magnum ice cream wrapper caught in the wind, a ...

Stainless steel bottles are often more durable and can keep your water cool, but they’re also heavier. Plastic bottles are lighter and more convenient, but make sure they’re made from BPA-free ...

In Oceana’s report, the nonprofit called on the company’s investors to urge the Coke Zero maker to replace single-use plastic bottles with reusable packaging. The group cited a study published ...