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A plastic tote greenhouse is truly the easiest and cheapest way I've found to start seeds early in the season. As someone who hates to waste money and space on single-use gadgets (I'm looking at you, ...

Ready for some more bad news from the plastic crisis? New research from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) suggests that, in addition to all ...

Plastics play an important role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report from McKinsey & Co. The report, "Climate impact of plastics," compares plastics and alternative ...

A sharp increase in greenhouse gas emissions from the petrochemical industry — which includes plastic, fertilizer and pharmaceutical companies — threatens to erode climate benefits from reductions in ...

When it comes to a cleaner environment, there’s a lot of work to be done. This includes finding ways to manage substances produced by humans that further contribute to climate change and the damaging ...

Findings show that shellfish, beer, salt, and even produce carry some of the highest concentrations of microplastics in the ...

Need another reason to ditch straws? A study published yesterday (August 1) in PLOS ONE reports that plastics—ranging from construction materials to plastic bags—release the greenhouse gases methane ...

No. On top of all the other bad things we can attribute to plastics pollution (the damage to marine life, the leaching of toxic chemicals into the environment, and making gross and unsightly beaches, ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. University of Maine Cooperative Extension is accepting greenhouse plastic ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. University of Maine Cooperative Extension expects to open its Greenhouse ...

Plastic is doing more than just polluting Earth's soil and water—it's polluting the air as well. Researchers from the University of Hawaii at Manoa studied how plastic is affecting the environment ...