Irving, Texas — The word of the day is heuristics. Shira Abel says that phrase can help packaging recyclers, including those handling plastic packaging, increase consumer participation in efforts to ...

Waste isn’t new, and neither is humanity’s role in creating it. Since the dawn of industrialization, our ability to pollute has scaled alongside our innovations. In 1862, British inventor and ...

(KWTX) -This week we are talking with Andrew Fazekas from Astronomers without borders about their about their Eclipse recycling and distribution program. After the 2017 Eclipse they were able to ...

(KWTX) -This week we are talking with Natasha Breaux from the Harte Research Institute of Gulf of Mexico Studies at Texas A&M Corpus Christi about their Oyster recycling program know as “Sink your ...

It's time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. I am joined by the show's two hosts, Regina Barber and Emily Kwong. Hi, y'all. EMILY KWONG, BYLINE: Hi. REGINA BARBER ...

Would You Eat From Barf-Scented Plastic? Didn’t think so. But that’s the trouble with recycling molded plastic from many food containers. They’re often made of polypropylene (PP), a.k.a the #5 plastic ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Science Museum of Virginia is encouraging the Commonwealth’s carnivorous oyster eaters to not throw away the shells after they’re done shucking. According to the museum, ...

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) has announced a $35,522 grant for Hands-On Science Center from the state’s Tire Environmental Act Program. Hands-On Science Center, a ...

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