It is sometimes said that beautiful women can look good dressed in any old rubbish.

Well now they can test that theory. Designers from Debenhams have come up with a £55 trouser suit that is made entirely from recycled plastic bottles. picked by AutumnLotus 8 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

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

This Has been a favorite website of mine for a while now. They point out celebrities who look like they have had bad plastic surgery. I am not really into celebrities, but there is a lot of interesting stuff on plastic surgery. There is a lot of good stuff in the archives too. picked by nickyrocks 2 years 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

The small British town of Modbury is set to become the first community in Europe to ban the ubiquitous plastic grocery bag. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Check out how scientists can actively integrate plastic in health, aerospace and computer industry. (Pollution also included) picked by maxriter 3 years ago

A vast swath of the Pacific, twice the size of Texas, is full of a plastic stew that is entering the food chain. Scientists say these toxins are causing obesity, infertility...and worse. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

City leaders approved a ban on plastic grocery bags after weeks of lobbying on both sides from environmentalists and a supermarket trade group. Doesn't it make you feel all warm inside? picked by ReBoot 3 years ago

He used the money to pay for botox injections and face lifts, as well as a club membership, car insurance, fancy clothes, and unspecified drugs. picked by suebe 8 months ago

A visual history of the credit card. picked by bornbad 6 months ago

A new electric arc furnace process substitutes about 30 percent of coal and coke with polyethylene plastic waste; reducing pressure on garbage dumps. But much more significant was the discovery that the plastic mix-in creates a more efficient steel-making process, promising to reduce emissions in one of the world's dirtiest but most essential industrial processes. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

Keep up with times and make your own cloth bags. picked by gammerus 2 years ago

Fun little game picked by pjanaway 2 years ago

Plans to replace the traditional pint glass with one made of shatter-proof plastic will not be accepted by drinkers, the pub industry has warned. picked by nateebiinature 3 months ago

Now what are we to use to line the garbage can in the bathroom? picked by icepigs 3 years ago

In a follow up to AutumnLotus' earlier post, a Canadian teenager may have discovered a solution to the current problem. As for the future, there are some good suggestions here picked by suebe 1 year ago

Mayor Bloomberg wants to nickel and dime you at the grocery store - taxing you an extra 5 cents for every plastic bag you take home. picked by Nateebiinature 1 year ago

Your never too old for a good plastic soldier war! picked by trushafty38 2 years ago

All of them had gone to South Korea to get plastic surgery and had come back so unrecognizable that customs officers couldn't use their existing passport pictures to place them. picked by suebe 4 months ago