A superbug that commonly causes infections in hospitals can feed on plastic used for medical interventions, potentially making it even more dangerous, a world-first study has found. The bug is a ...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a common pathogen known for causing difficult-to-treat hospital infections, has evolved a taste for plastic. But not just any plastic. It can break down polycaprolactone ...

An arthroscopy was performed and a 10 mm plastic soft drink bottle cap was retrieved leading to the immediate resolution of symptoms without complications. Open knee injuries require thorough ...

Soft plastics are a problem across the world and now the Hobart City Council has launched a trial to enable locals to recycle the environmentally harmful materials. HOW TO TAKE PART >>> The ...

At the Australasian Packaging Conference, a breakout session led by Barry Cosier, co-CEO of Soft Plastic Stewardship Australia (SPSA), brought together voices from across the packaging supply chain to ...

A potentially deadly hospital superbug is able to feast on and break down medical-grade plastics—including those used to make implants, sutures and wound dressings. This is the conclusion of a ...

Since 2019, Recycle BC depots provincewide have been collecting flexible, or “soft,” plastics like Ziploc bags; crinkly bags for cereal, chips or instant noodles; “net” plastic bags for ...

This plastic-digesting power also makes the bug more dangerous. The team showed that the broken-down plastic fragments helped it form tougher biofilms—the protective clingy bacterial coatings ...

Macro's shift to paper-based packaging delivers significant benefits for both consumers and the environment, including replacing existing soft plastic packaging with a kerbside recyclable paper-based ...