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In 2019, Amsterdam began using bubble barriers to catch river plastic. Now the US wants to bring the technology to the Great LakesLansing is considering implementing the Bubble Barrier technology, initially developed in Amsterdam, to address plastic pollution. This inn...- Ohio School Delays Today: Heavy fog disrupts morning commute as the US winter forecast warns of major weather changes aheadHeavy fog in Ohio has resulted in numerous school delays and closures for students and families today. Many schools are experiencing either...
- Trump suggests renaming the Pacific Ocean after him – here's a list of water bodies and regions he has renamed or has tried toAt a recent rally in Tennessee, Donald Trump suggested renaming more water bodies in his honor, including oceans. The president mentioned p...
- Trump floats proposal to rename Atlantic or Pacific Ocean as 'Trump Ocean'During a rally in Clarksville, Tennessee, Trump floated an idea of renaming the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean, envisioning titles like 'Trump O...
- In 2009, a hotel guest asked what happened to leftover soap after checkout, his initiative later distributed over 100 million recycled barsThat question led to the creation of Clean the World, an organisation that collects used hotel soap, recycles it and distributes new bars t...
- Meet Ryan Hickman, who visited a recycling centre with his father at age 3 in 2012, a decade later he had recycled over 1.7 million bottles and cansRyan founded Ryan's Recycling Company to collect recyclable materials from households and other sources. His family helped with the work, i...
- In 2022, contractors began using 400,000 cubic yards of Mississippi River sand to build six islands at Minnesota’s Pigs Eye Lake; the project covers more than 40 acres and aims to protect surrounding wetlandsContractors began constructing new islands in Pigs Eye Lake in June 2022 using sand from the Mississippi River. This project aims to restor...
- New bamboo-reinforced plastic absorbs electromagnetic waves while improving strength and toughnessBamboo has been turned into a plastic composite by scientists at Anhui Agricultural University in Hefei, China, that should have greater me...
- GST Council proposes 2% TDS on scrap dealsThe proposed levy covers plastic waste, discarded tyres, electrical and electronic scrap, and used cooking oil. Under the framework, regist...
- Beach Boys legend Mike Love’s $43 million mansion boasts stunning Lake Tahoe views, 10 bedrooms, a private recording studio, pool and six acres of protected forestMike Love has placed his Lake Tahoe mansion on the market for $43 million after living there for decades. The estate features large windows...
- In 2019, a South African town opened Africa's first plastic road, the 300-metre stretch contains 700 kg of recycled plasticThe road was constructed using a special process in which waste plastic was converted into pellets before being added to the asphalt mixtur...
- Scientists studied 240,000 years of data about America’s ‘Dead Sea’ and found that it was 10 times bigger and much less salty than todayRecent research study revealed that the Great Salt Lake in Utah once boasted a size tenfold larger than today. By analyzing sediment cores ...
- How Netherlands built the 'World’s First PlasticRoad Cycle Path' using recycled plastic equivalent to 218,000 cupsThe Netherlands opened the world’s first PlasticRoad cycle path in Zwolle in 2018. The 30-metre stretch used recycled plastic equivalent to...
- 894 pieces of plastic were found inside one seabird. The bigger warning came from what happened next, the finding has researchers deeply concerned about the oceanA recent study revealed that sable shearwater chicks on Lord Howe Island are ingesting alarming amounts of plastic. Researchers recorded a ...
- A Minnesota couple built a business around rice harvested from lakes and rivers. Now it eyes $50,000 more in annual revenueThe Minnesota family business is among 26 recipients of an Entrepreneur Fund grant programme that awarded $450,000, with support from the W...
- Waste plastic into railway sleepers: Australia has sleepers that could last 50 years while keeping tonnes of plastic out of landfillsAustralia began researching railway sleepers made from recycled plastic in 2015, in an effort to tackle plastic waste while developing an a...
- 'Want to be...': Natalia Silva reveals what’s next after winning title at UFC 332, sends clear message to flyweight divisionNatalia Silva has won the UFC women's flyweight championship at UFC 332 in Salt Lake City. Following her unanimous-decision victory, she ex...
- Gadkari calls for global code of conduct for infrastructure sectorNitin Gadkari highlighted the significance of infrastructure development in transforming India into a leading economy. He advocated for the...
- Could astronauts on the Moon manufacture their own tools? NASA tests lunar dust material that could reduce supplies from EarthNASA researchers are developing a composite material that combines lunar regolith with a biodegradable plastic called poly(3-hydroxybutyrat...
- In 1951, two Phillips Petroleum chemists discovered plastics that later found uses in everyday products; US production reached 136 billion pounds in 2025In 1951, an intriguing twist of fate brought Robert Banks and Paul Hogan to Bartlesville, Oklahoma, where they stumbled upon significant pl...
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