This open-top litter pan is made from thick plastic, and unlike many other boxes we tested, it has built-in handles that make it easier to pick up and empty without the lip digging into your fingers.

Many will be familiar with the grease marks that stain plastic food storage boxes and seem capable of withstanding even the most serious scrubbing. At times, they are also resistant to the highest ...

The box consists of two pieces: a high-sided pan and a hood with a charcoal filter that clips into the base. Its plastic is durable and easy to clean. A translucent plastic door helps prevent ...

Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry ...

In little more than a century, plastic has gone from being hailed as a scientific wonder to being reviled as an environmental scourge. It was in 1907 that the first modern plastic, bakelite ...

Despite global concerns over the accumulation of plastic waste, the drive to produce new plastics shows no signs of slowing down. According to OECD data, the world’s annual plastic production ...

Plastic tubing is tubing constructed from plastic compounds for use in fluid flow or structural systems, or as insulation or sheathing for electrical or heating assemblies. Plastic tube is lightweight ...

Bamboo is beginning to be a great alternative to plastic. It is 100% decomposable and is starting to be used for lots of day-to-day things like toothbrushes, lunch boxes and chopping boards.

Sustainably sourced carboard is often a positive alternative to plastic boxes and bubble wrap, and some companies are replacing Styrofoam with straw, a switch back to nature that delivers ...

The supermarket chain Morrisons is raising the price of its reusable plastic bags from 10p to 15p as a trial and introducing a 20p paper version. The paper bags will be available in eight stores ...

Scientists have developed a "self-digesting plastic", which, they say, could help reduce pollution. Polyurethane is used in everything from phone cases to trainers, but is tricky to recycle and ...