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 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Crochet a handbag from those outdated plastic bags!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 1 year ago

Patients are demanding better results from their plastic surgeons and looking for doctors to perform revision plastic surgery. picked by KEROberos32 3 months ago

So she had them lifted, adored the results, and became so fascinated with cosmetic surgery that her next two husbands were plastic surgeons. picked by kirbykirst 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 10 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 5 months ago

China announced this week that production and use of plastic bags in supermarkets and retail shops will be banned beginning June 1. Chinese citizens use as many as 3 billion plastic bags a day. picked by wildminou 6 months 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 5 months ago

Training with blue plastic rifles in the army of Afghanistan picked by deepdiver 6 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 months 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 1 year ago

Check out how scientists can actively integrate plastic in health, aerospace and computer industry. (Pollution also included) picked by maxriter 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year ago

The key is a machine that uses 1200 different frequencies within the microwave range, which act on specific hydrocarbon materials. picked by hypnotode 1 year ago

A team of British and German scientists has created a new type of flexible plastic film that allows objects to precisely change color. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Do you like Star Trek? Do you like Music? Do you really really like Star Trek? Well now you can have a plastic surgeon give you Vulcan/Elvin ears. Some claim the pointed tips allows for better hearing of music. Real? Fake? picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

Environmental officers in Vietnam have found that nearly 300 tons of medical waste from a Hanoi hospital was illegally processed into household plastic utensils, including blood-filled syringes. Yuck. picked by misswinkle 11 months ago

U.S. scientists have developed a technology to produce inexpensive solar cells that can be painted or printed on flexible plastic sheets. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago