France said it would ban plastic plates and cups by 2020. Bans on plastic microbeads in cosmetics (they’re exfoliants) take effect this year in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and four other countries.

Plastics products such as household plastic items, gift items, plastic cups, toys, seats, tables, and bags among others are ...

In addition to galvanization (plating with zinc or steel) you can see copper plating of a nail at around the 12 minute mark, with a plastic plating demo a minute later. The machine can even plate ...

An odd thought crossed Katsuhiko Sakakibara's mind upon spying a mound of garbage made up of plastic plates, cups and containers at a local gourmet event: What if you could eat them? Sakakibara ...

The plates are Lifepack's latest effort to reduce plastic waste worldwide. The 12-year-old company also makes sandwich containers and coffee cup sleeves that contain seeds from edible plants like ...

The company designed the plates to reduce plastic waste. They are stitched together with fibres from palm leaves and can disintegrate within 28 days in compost. You can buy them online for around ...