Is Big Plastic is out to get me? Will my story be told on 60 Minutes? Cashiers who cannot understand the concept of not wanting to use plastic and finding bags in mailboxes. It makes a guy wonder. picked by sbcea 2 years ago

It's not your average garbage dump: Out in the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean lies the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch," an area of open sea hundreds of miles across littered with floating bits of plastic debris. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

Crochet a handbag from those outdated plastic bags! Refers to AutumnLotus's posting here.

Learn how to make "yarn" from bags here. picked by hypnotode 3 years ago

Scientists in the US have created a breakthrough substance that can change in seconds when exposed to liquid, shifting from hard plastic to soft and back again. The material, inspired by the skin of sea cucumbers, has astounding "mechanical morphing characteristics." picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Drink from plastic bottles can raise the body’s levels of a controversial ‘gender-bending’ chemical by more than two thirds, according to tests. Experts have been concerned about the possible health effects of bisphenol A (BPA) - an everyday chemical used in many plastic food and drink containers and tins as well as clear baby bottles - which is officially classified as toxic in... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

A new transparent, composite plastic as strong as steel and as thin as a sheet of paper has been developed. The plastic could be used one day to produce lighter, stronger armour for soldiers or police and their vehicles. It also has potential to reduce the energy required to separate gasses in chemical factories and improve microtechnology such as microchips or biomedical sensors. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

I needed about 4 or 5 plastic fetuses for an art project I'm doing (maybe one day ill finish it and link it from here), but I could only find them in 50-bags. One can never really have TOO MANY plastic fetuses, so I went ahead and bought them and began giving the extras away to friends and enemies. picked by Doggylives 4 months ago

PDSA vets saved the life of a mischievous puppy who swallowed a full-length plastic arrow, measuring 10.5 inches, almost as long as the puppy herself! picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Scientists have developed an artificial plastic blood which could act as a substitute in emergencies.

sounds good to me, no more blood banks, no more shortages, and best of all no more risk of receiving contaminated blood. picked by Nicky666 3 years ago

Training with blue plastic rifles in the army of Afghanistan picked by deepdiver 2 years ago

A giant plastic statue of Michael Jackson has been unveiled... picked by topofall 5 months ago

A study has found plastic in the stomach contents of an alarming number of dead turtles, suggesting the extent of plastic pollution in the oceans. picked by Ankabout 8 months ago

A very bright young student has successfully completed his first round of experiments looking for microbes and proper environmental conditions that will decompose of plastic bags in 3 months time rather than 1000 years time. The results are VERY promising. picked by jquipp 2 years ago

Claims of biology-based oil and plastic usually bear the caveat "in five years." But a San Diego-based company claims they will have a pilot plant for production of E. coli-based 1,4 butanediol (BDO), the base chemical for plastic products ranging from Spandex to car bumpers, next year. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Continuing the plastic surgery theme. Some of these are just plain freaky. In fact, all of them are... Honestly, who injects cooking oil into their face!? picked by IlliterateMook 9 months ago

Patients are demanding better results from their plastic surgeons and looking for doctors to perform revision plastic surgery. picked by KEROberos32 2 years ago

A day-old baby has been found wrapped in a plastic carrier bag by a group of children outside a south London flat.

The girl, who has been named Grace, was found on the doorstep of a third floor flat at Winterslow House, Flaxman Road in Brixton, at 0825 GMT on Wednesday. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

A woman with an inoperable brain tumour is spending £40,000 on plastic surgery – so she can die looking like movie star Demi Moore. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

John Manley complained of fatigue, coughing fits and pneumonia spells and now, after two years of agony, doctors at Duke University Hospital believe a small piece of plastic is to blame. Manley, 50, apparently inhaled the 1-inch plastic fragment while eating at a Wendy's restaurant. The Wendy's logo can still be seen on the side of the plastic. picked by TraumaMamma 2 months ago

It began with a line of plastic bags ghosting the surface, followed by an ugly tangle of junk: nets and ropes and bottles, motor-oil jugs and cracked bath toys, a mangled tarp. Tires. A traffic cone. Moore could not believe his eyes. Out here in this desolate place, the water was a stew of plastic crap. It was as though someone had taken the pristine seascape of his youth and swapped it for a lan... read full post picked by psycmoe 1 year ago