"The Use of Plastic as a Household Fuel among the Urban Poor in the Global South" published in Nature Cities, has called for action to reduce the burning of plastics for heating and cooking ...

Poor people in vast city slums across the Global South are burning plastic to cook their food, warm their homes and boil water for hot showers. Waste plastic is plentiful and highly flammable.

Researchers at Newcastle University have developed a novel mortar that incorporates recycled plastic and silica aerogel, reducing heat loss by up to 55% compared to standard mixes. This eco ...

Keep checking your clothes for moth holes, keep rooms well-ventilated as temperatures start to rise, and keep a natural oil ...

The Post's Cindy Adams has a few complaints about plastic surgery trends for men ... They make passes at you with your own wardrobe. What next? False eyelashes? They can have mine.

Wouldn’t be wonderful to reduce heating bills of all our new builds and at the same time significantly reduce plastic waste in the world?” Seven different formulations were tested alongside ...

A new Curtin University-led paper published in Nature Cities has called for action to reduce the burning of plastics for heating and cooking ... waste management meant plastic waste was in ...

James has been writing about technology for years but has loved it since the early 90s. While his main areas of expertise are maker tools -- 3D printers, vinyl cutters, paper printers, and laser ...

A new Curtin University-led paper published in Nature Cities has called for action to reduce the burning of plastics for heating and cooking, a common yet hazardous practice ... while a lack of waste ...