BOTTLE MAKERS TO TETHER CAPS TO BOTTLES. SPONSORS OF THIS PROPOSAL SAY SINGLE USE PLASTIC CAPS ARE EASILY SEPARATED FROM BOTTLES, REDUCING THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THEY’LL BE RECYCLED. A NUMBER OF STUDIES ...

The market for tethered caps appears untethered, forecast to grow 9.3% yearly to reach a value of nearly $16.3 billion by 2032. That’s according to a report from CrestCore Marketing posted this month ...

Reducing plastic use this year should be on everyone’s radar, although it won’t be easy. According to the United Nations, ...

It's not your imagination: Beverage containers for milk, soda and water have gotten harder to open in recent years because their plastic screw top caps have been shortened to save plastic. It's a ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

Plastic is ubiquitous. It’s in the clothes we wear, wrapped around the food we eat and in the toothpaste we use. It floats in the oceans and litters the snow on Mount Everest. Every year, the world ...

As summer approaches, people will head to beaches, team practices and games will be held in mid-day heat, and friends and family will gather for 4th of July BBQ celebrations. At each event, a cool ...

Of the 400-million-plus tons of plastic that the world produces each year, more than a third is only used once before it’s thrown out. Each minute, by some estimates, the equivalent of a garbage truck ...