Not all plastics are created equal – and to prove it, a rakish banking heir and a team of young adventurers have built a huge ship out of plastic. Called Plastiki, the 60-foot catamaran's hull is made ...

What do sea kayaks, Saran Wrap, pickup truck bedliners and Triumph Boats’ new 24-foot center-console model have in common? Answer: They all are made of the same material – polyethylene. The new ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I’m embarrassed to admit my waterkeeper boat was just about the last one at the marina to get covered for winter. As Conservation ...

When the Manta begins traveling along coastlines in 2024, the new sailboat will pull plastic trash from the water as it moves, capturing as much as three tons of plastic per hour. On board, the ...

It’s been several months since we brought you news of the Plastiki, a boat made of 12,500 plastic bottles, so we figured it was time for an update. When we left the Plastiki expedition last, David de ...

San Francisco recently saw the unveiling of the Plastiki, a boat constructed of 12,500 2-liter plastic bottles that will be embarking on a 7,500 mile journey to Sydney this spring. Built by Adventure ...

SYDNEY — A sailboat largely constructed from 12,500 recycled plastic bottles docked in Sydney Harbour on Monday, after four difficult months crossing the Pacific Ocean on a journey meant to raise ...

Registered boat owners in the U.S. dispose of 92 million pounds of used shrink wrap each year, the majority of which ends up in landfills. Clean Ocean Access, a non-profit, launched a recycling ...

I’m embarrassed to admit my waterkeeper boat was just about the last one at the marina to get covered for winter. As Conservation Law Foundation’s Great Bay-Piscataqua waterkeeper, my 20-foot workboat ...