Robots are getting in on the effort to curb our addiction to single-use plastics. A new partnership between one of the largest industrial robotics manufacturers and a compostable packaging company ...

There’s no telling how much plastic the two robots will collect on Milwaukee’s beaches and rivers. And what will they do with all that garbage? Milwaukee Riverkeeper says stay tuned — a work of art ...

Arya Grigaliunas sat on the floor of the Storytime Room at Winter Park Public Library on Sunday and swiped her fingers back and forth across the screen of a purple-cased iPad. The digital movements ...

Nobody wants to spend hours picking through a steady stream of garbage; this is why many recycling operations rely on automated systems to separate plastic containers, glass bottles, aluminum cans and ...

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BUFFALO, N.Y. — Plastic pollution is among the world’s most pressing environmental issues, threatening drinking water, wildlife, food supplies and more. To address this multifaceted problem, ...

We are living in the Age of Plastic. In 2015, the world's industries created 448 million tons of it -- twice as much as it did in 1998 -- and the rate of production is only accelerating. However, our ...

Schools such as Bluejacket-Flint Elementary in Shawnee are incorporating technological lessons into the curriculum by using innovation centers known as makerspaces. Students are encouraged to learn to ...