Plastic Halloween bones will still be around centuries after ours have fed the Earth

The Halloween dioramas are annually more disturbing. Gardens near my house have half-buried skeletons emerging from the lawns ...
CNET

4 Items I Found Lurking in My Kitchen That Could Be Leaching Microplastics Into My Food

After searching through my kitchen cabinets and drawers, I found several potential microplastic culprits hiding there.

Ask the Builder: Repairing wood rot in your home. What to know.

I used nothing but redwood trim on the last house I built for my family. Redwood contains lots of natural chemicals that ...
CNET

Your Kitchen Tools Might Be Leaking Plastic Into Your Food. Safer Alternatives to Consider

Tea bags can be filled with plastic but a safer alternative could be loose tea leaves. Many companies now offer loose tea leaves that can be used with a stainless steel strainer or infuser, which ...

Recyclable fluorine improves properties of degradable polyester plastics

Incorporating fluorine into certain polyesters accelerates polymer chain formation, makes longer chains accessible, and ...

From Waste to Wonder: KOIBIRD Taps James Shaw for a Playful Homeware Collection

Standout pieces include Blob Candlesticks, Blob Mirrors and the Tall Blob Lamp, all crafted from recycled materials.
The Cool Down

Coca-Cola under fire after protesters draw attention: 'Ditch the empty promises'

Protestors drew a giant message in the sand on Ocean Beach in San Francisco to bring attention to Coca-Cola's contribution to ...
Philadelphia Magazine

A Mandatory Paper Bag Fee May Be Coming to Philly Stores

A 2023 study released by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Swarthmore College showed that the percentage of ...
The Cool Down

Homeowner shares photos of brilliant way they make use of old cardboard boxes: 'Don't know how I've never thought of this'

If you do any kind of sewing or embroidery, you know managing your threads is an important part of the process that can chew ...

A cheese lover’s cheat sheet to picking the right mozzarella for every dish

If you see this type of cheese labeled Mozzarella di Bufala de Campana DOP on the label, that means it’s the real deal from ...

Novoloop has an Innovative Recycling Solution for the Plastics Crisis. Now it Wants to Take it Global

The US-based startup, founded by Rolex Laureate Miranda Wang, has transformed its LifeCycled™ waste into products such as ...