Say you're a hotel manager trying to decide whether to build a pool: Will the additional reservations you bring in from that amenity offset the cost of construction and maintenance? Or say you offer free bottled water to ...
Economics & Business
Oct 19, 2016
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Every parent has watched bemused as excited kids toss aside gifts to play with the boxes instead. But what about when they ignore the shells on a tropical beach in favour of plastic bottle tops?
Environment
Oct 5, 2016
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When Roxanne Moore got up to make her morning coffee a few weeks ago, she turned on the faucet and got a burst of water—then nothing came out but air.
Environment
Sep 22, 2016
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A building made of tires and glass and plastic bottles, off the grid and non-polluting: a village in Uruguay is home to a fully sustainable school—and a bold experiment in green citizenship.
Environment
Sep 18, 2016
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A New Jersey university has disconnected water fountains and handed out bottled water in dorms after finding elevated lead levels.
Environment
Sep 1, 2016
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It's one of life's little annoyances: that last bit of shampoo that won't quite pour out of the bottle. Or the last bit of hand soap, or dish soap, or laundry detergent.
Materials Science
Jun 27, 2016
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Federal regulators are recommending that an Illinois city provide bottled water or filters to residents affected by high levels of lead in their drinking water.
Environment
Apr 26, 2016
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A US startup says it has created the world's first "smart" bottle which can keep wine as fresh as the day it was uncorked for up to a month.
Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 29, 2016
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A team of Japanese scientists has found a species of bacteria that eats the type of plastic found in most disposable water bottles.
Materials Science
Mar 11, 2016
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Fragrances can be powerful. They can sooth or revitalize, evoke the forest or sea, and remind us of the past. To capture them, manufacturers infuse scents into products from toilet bowl cleaners to luxury perfumes. But once ...
Materials Science
Feb 17, 2016
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