In Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China, on September 25, 2025, a woman saved her husband from electrocution by striking him with a plastic oil drum after he was shocked while checking wiring in their ...

Hard plastic made from bamboo is as strong and durable as conventional plastics for uses such as household appliances and car interiors, but is also recyclable and biodegrades easily in soil. Plastics ...

The accused Monu, alias Manoj Chauhan, went to the police and surrendered. After two sensational murders this year, involving the now-infamous blue drum, a similar case has emerged from Madhya Pradesh ...

Last week, Roland posted a teaser to its website headlined by the words ‘tomorrow returns’ accompanied by what sounded like a processed TR-808 drum beat. Now the company has unveiled the inspiration ...

AN INTERESTING object home to a cluster of crustaceans was found by a dog walker in Hengistbury Head. Rachel Randall, 56, was walking her dog with her partner David on the beach on Sunday morning, ...

CEBU, Philippines — True to his reputation as an environmentalist and green innovator, Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival has begun turning plastic waste into road-building material by integrating ...

Plastics are valued for their durability, but that quality also makes them difficult to break down. Tiny pieces of debris known as microplastics persist in soil, water and air and threaten ecosystems ...

Fresh analysis of decades-old barrels of toxic waste dumped off of the coast of Los Angeles, California, has solved the mystery of why some are surrounded by ghostly white halos on the seafloor. The ...

In 2020, haunting images of corroded metal barrels in the deep ocean off Los Angeles leapt into the public consciousness. Initially linked to the toxic pesticide DDT, some barrels were encircled by ...

The future of plastic recycling may soon get much less complicated, frustrating and tedious. In a new study, Northwestern University chemists have introduced a new plastic upcycling process that can ...

Chemical recycler Plastic Energy has produced its first batch of Tacoil at its joint venture plant with Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) in Geleen, Netherlands, marking a key milestone on the road ...