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Dylan Monaghan (3) at the Med 3DP exhibition piece created by bioengineering students at Trinity College. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times
What do we replace plastic with? Trinity scientists seek answers

So, you’re finally going to do it. After years of talking about it, you’ve decided to take a bold step for the environment by eliminating all plastic (...)

Lego is looking at whether it could offer a rental service to fans of its brightly coloured plastic building bricks as consumers press for more environmentally friendly products. Photograph: Robbie Reynolds
Lego looks at piecing together a rental service

Lego is looking at whether it could offer a rental service to fans of its brightly coloured plastic building bricks, in a sign of how traditional busi(...)

Bioplastic Lego: the new parts can be recycled many times but are unlikely to be 100 per cent biodegradable
First Lego pieces made from plant-based plastic to go on sale

The first Lego pieces made from plant-based plastic will go on sale this year, the company has announced. The 85-year-old Danish toymaker said product(...)

Jerwin Ancajas of the Philippines celebrates a knockout win against Fadhili Majiha of Tanzania during their bantamweight fight at The Venetian in Macau in 2015. Ancajas will fight Jamie Conlan in Belfast next month. Photo: Chris Hyde/Getty Images
Knucklehead boxing: Danger, fake names and quick cash

When they rode the ribbon highways of the American Midwest, shoehorned into Sean Gibbons’ white Honda Civic hatchback, they called themselves the Knuc(...)