I have a tip that will save you money on your next landscape project. It will also save time and management costs: Use no plastic. That includes solid plastic sheets and the so-called weed-blocking ...

Plastic waste is being recycled and developed into a new sustainable fabric by researchers in Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Recycling has been a massive thing in the entire world ever ...

A question for Dan Gill: What is the best cover to use to protect outdoor plants from freezing temperatures: fabric or plastic? -- Vickie Swanson Answer: Either may be used, and each has advantages ...

The discovery could see waste plastic bags being turned into sportswear. Due to its structure, fabric spun from polyethylene could keep a wearer cool by allowing heat to escape, but it's been largely ...

What if you could help create jobs for impoverished people and simultaneously address an environmental problem? An innovative young company in Pittsburgh is doing precisely that—dealing with Haiti's ...

This fabric, which is one of the winners of the inaugural Ro Plastic Prize announced at Milan Design Week, is made by weaving plastic bags on a traditional Egyptian handloom. The finished product, ...

Scientists have made fabrics from polythene in a move they say could reduce plastic pollution and make the fashion industry more sustainable. Polythene is a ubiquitous plastic, found in everything ...

The two things that I am about to write about have absolutely nothing to do with each, other than this one common thread: They represent corporate efforts to use recycled plastic in a completely ...

CEBU, Philippines - With high profile designers like Stella McCartney going organic in the creation, release and distribution of couture collections, the "organic revolution" is well on its way, ...