Plastic pervades modern life, and menstruation is no exception. Since the middle of the 20 th century, many tampons and menstrual pads have contained somewhere between a little and a lot of plastic in ...

The world’s biggest consumer goods companies are trying out alternatives to plastic as pollution worries mount, but finding packaging that is truly sustainable without being cumbersome is proving to ...

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After a month off to set up our new workshop, we are back with a DIY recycled plastic project! In this video, we create a simple bowl using two pet food bowls as a mould. It worked surprisingly well ...

In this video, we cover tips and tricks for finding, processing, melting, and working with HDPE, a versatile material with a low melting point that produces no toxic fumes. The video includes a ...

There are essentially three widely used technologies for manufacturing plastic products: Injection molding, extrusion, and blow molding. Injection molding is the most commonly used process for the ...

worker applying blue pvc glue on pipe placed on sandy ground with few grasses - Photovs/Getty Images Let's say you've busted out your DIY gloves and want to glue some PVC pipes together. PVC gluing, ...

Nails, screws, and other fasteners all have their place in the woodshop, but nothing holds pieces together quite so seamlessly as glue. Not only is wood glue cheap and easy to work with, but when ...

Plastic foam must be phased out at a local, state and national level in order to protect the oceans and human health, according to a new analysis. The report by Oceana warns plastic foam, which used ...

A new type of adhesive that can be cleanly removed from plastic bottles and packaging before disposal could lead to better-quality recycled plastic, a new study has shown. The adhesives used to stick ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you do enough home repair or DIY projects, you will sooner or later find yourself in need of some good old glue. It's a rite of passage to ...