A school scheme to educate poor children and clean up pollution in Lagos brought hope. Now its future is at risk.

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Sudan's warring parties are blocking delivery of food aid. The crisis is a grim example of what happens when a key part of ...

Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry ...

This story is part of Planet or Plastic?—our multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic waste crisis. Learn what you can do to reduce your own single-use plastics. Read this ...

For anyone looking to get rid of tough, callused skin on their feet, these Plantifique foot masks could be the way to go.

You can use large plastic food bags to make the plastic sheets used for pressing the tortilla. Simply cut one open at the seams to make two sheets. Cling film also works but isn't as durable.

At the same time, there is uncertainty among some regarding whether it can safely be used on plastic. Since plastic is a relatively easy material to damage, one might be understandably ...

SOME CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS ARE PUSHING TO COMPLETELY BAN PLASTIC BAGS AT GROCERY STORES ... washable materials to be sold at the point of sale. "We need to change the dynamic in our retail ...

Plastic bottles and bags can be vaporised into chemical building blocks and turned into new plastics with all the properties of virgin material. There are hurdles still to overcome, but the new ...

Plastic surgery is often associated with cosmetic procedures like nose jobs or liposuctions. And while these are an important aspect of what plastic surgeons do, they're not the only focus. These ...

Plastic is a really useful man-made material that has transformed our lives, but what happens after we throw it away is causing a big problem for our planet. Plastic waste can last for hundreds of ...