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In its pursuit of planet-friendly plastics, Amazon is putting candidate materials through torture tests to find ...
The brand enters convenience stores with resealable bottles in its most popular flavors. For the first time, Capri Sun is now ...
The Honolulu City Council is set to vote on Bill 18, which would prevent plastic bottles, one liter or less, from being sold ...
We found popular water bottles currently on an under-the-radar sale at Amazon. Including trendy brands like Owala, Hydro ...
Before you throw away the next empty condiment squeeze bottle from your fridge, give it a good clean and repurpose it in a ...
What’s worse is the sight of the log boom where heaps of rubbish are collected, made up mainly of plastic bags and bottles and polystyrene containers.
The study focused on eight young adults from Austria, including five women. They were asked to drink only tap water and not consume liquids from plastic or glass bottles for one month. Their blood ...
(Kim Cook via AP) “While I can confidently recommend which ones performed best in our tests, choosing the right water bottle is incredibly personal,” she says. It’s all a far cry from the mundane mugs ...
Doing what he does best, Bill Hammack, AKA The Engineer Guy, spends an enlightening 13 minutes explaining not only how two-liter plastic soda bottles are made, but also how their seemingly simple ...
WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor The environmental group said it’s most concerned about persistent plastic waste, which last year made up more than 80% of debris collected. More than ...
Zipform Packaging has developed a bottle made with 95% wood-based fibre and over 50% post-consumer recycled content, replacing the conventional plastic liner with a moisture- and oxygen-resistant ...
Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. “Certain single-use plastic containers, such as ...