An international team of researchers has discovered a new method to generate electricity using small plastic beads ... Tests ...

One way of making a dent in the demand for new plastic beads is to reuse old ones ... is now marketing more than two dozen types of nonplastic, sustainable items for parade riders to pitch.

One way of making a dent in the demand for new plastic beads is to reuse old ones ... is now marketing more than two dozen types of nonplastic, sustainable items for parade riders to pitch.

The beads offer a more environmentally ... suggesting that unlike regular plastic microbeads, they could cleanse skin of metals encountered in certain types of dust (SN: 9/26/24).

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government has extended the implementation period of the 4th phase of the ban on specific types of single ... intentionally added plastic micro beads or micro plastics.

But the huge amount of non-biodegradable plastic beads that wind up amid all the ... is now marketing more than two dozen types of nonplastic, sustainable items for parade riders to pitch.

Now, some parades in New Orleans are cutting down on their environmental footprint by banning plastic beads. Mardi Gras parades have a reputation for making a lot of trash. But some organizers are ...