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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...11 Oct, 2026, 02.12 AM IST- 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...10 Oct, 2026, 11.07 PM IST
- 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...10 Oct, 2026, 01.23 AM IST
- US midterm elections: Who is Abdul El-Sayed? The Egyptian-American Rhodes scholar and public health expert taking on Republicans in Michigan’s Senate raceAbdul El-Sayed took an unusual route to American politics. Trained in medicine and public health, he spent years studying why people get si...10 Oct, 2026, 12.33 AM IST
- 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...10 Oct, 2026, 12.03 AM IST
- 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...09 Oct, 2026, 10.47 PM IST
- In 2017, London buses ran partly on coffee; bio-bean turned waste grounds into 6,000 litres of oil, enough to fuel one bus for one year, the firm saysAs a secondary use, London is looking at turning discarded coffee grounds into biofuel for public transport. British start-up bio-bean has ...09 Oct, 2026, 09.45 PM IST
- Chicago Marathon 2026: 1,000,000 spectators expected as road closures, traffic restrictions and race-day timings revealedThe Chicago Marathon is set to occur this weekend, impacting traffic with extensive road closures. More than 55,000 runners will participat...09 Oct, 2026, 08.46 PM IST
- Governor races in Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia and Nevada are among the biggest 2026 US midterm battles, and three are open seatsThe 2026 midterm elections will see governor races in states like Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, Arizona, and Nevada. Michigan, Wisconsin, a...08 Oct, 2026, 09.12 PM IST
- 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...08 Oct, 2026, 03.13 AM IST
- 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 ...07 Oct, 2026, 12.34 AM IST
- Michigan is a battleground in 2026: An open Senate seat after Sen. Gary Peters' retirement has both parties fighting for it all in US midterm electionsMichigan's open Senate seat becomes highly contested with Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers. El-Sayed focuses on healthcar...06 Oct, 2026, 10.27 PM IST
- Philip Morris India and Litterati collaborate to address littering through evidence-based solutionsPhilip Morris India has launched a 12-month anti-littering initiative in Delhi with Litterati. This project aims to analyze littering patte...05 Oct, 2026, 06.16 PM IST
- ‘Every time I turn, I slip’: Techie’s hostel mattress story hilariously captures Indian's obsession with plastic coversParimal’s hilarious hostel memory about falling off a plastic-covered mattress three times has struck a nostalgic chord online. He recalled...04 Oct, 2026, 02.50 PM IST
- 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...03 Oct, 2026, 06.41 PM IST
- 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...01 Oct, 2026, 06.15 PM IST
- 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...01 Oct, 2026, 01.40 PM IST
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