Scientists invent process that converts plastic bottles into paracetamol, which is a common drugstore painkiller used in ...

In 1950, global plastic production was about 2 million tons. It’s now about 400 million tons – an increase of nearly 20,000%. As a material, it has seemingly limitless potential. Plastic is ...

Have you ever stopped to think about what happens to those little orange pill bottles after you finish your prescription? Every year, around 200 billion of these bottles are produced worldwide, and ...

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"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Your water bottle contains a lot more microplastics than you might think. These were the findings of a ...