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How Are Plastics Helping Curb Food Waste?

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The SURE House: 2015 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon Winner

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This Tiny House is Big on Energy Efficiency

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Give your plastics a Second Chance through recycling!

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Watch how Laura in the Kitchen reduces waste by using plastics while making delicious dishes.

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Building a Tiny House with Plastics

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Plants + chemistry = plastics

A new renewable source for plastics? DuPont and ADM teamed up to develop a chemical compound from plant fructose that can be used to make plastics and textiles.

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Plastics protect majestic trees

For a better environment and safer walking, some cities are installing pavers made of recycled plastics over sprawling roots of mature trees to stave off unwanted, costly tree removal.

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Can rooftop “grass” provide wind power?

Rooftop solar power is growing. Is rooftop wind power next? Scientists are creating plastic strips with a conductive coating—they sway in the wind like grass to produce electricity.

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The light shines through

What a ride! A bicycle maker uses tough, transparent polycarbonate plastic to create bike frames that glow with multi-colored LED lights.

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Solutions for a global problem

Dow’s plastic membranes filter sewage in So. Cal., turning it into drinkable water. The technology helps combat water scarcity, may help provide “drought-proof” water supplies.

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Bulwagi the elephant gets some help

A pachyderm with a cracked tusk? Birmingham, AL, zoo vets enlisted a scientist to create a brace for elephant Bulwagi’s tusk using “aerospace-grade” plastic composite materials.

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In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, an inspiring team of students from The Stevens Institute of Technology came up with an idea to help weather the next big storm. They designed and built an energy-efficient shore house with plastics and won the 2015 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon.

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