Inside your washing machine and car engine there are many types and styles of clamps that prevent leaks between hoses and fittings. These plastic fittings use flat-band/spring- or ring-type clamps ...

A hose's material, weight and water flow rate all factor into how it operates. You'll want quality materials, preferably brass fittings, and the hose nozzle needs to be sturdy. Some tasks will ...

The following drain connections are the most common. A kinked drain hose—the lightweight, corrugated plastic hose that connects the dishwasher drain pump to the garbage disposal, sink drainpipe ...

Your sprinkler, drip system, and hoses are likely made up of PVC, poly, and plastic. While those materials are fairly ...

Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry ...

Expandable garden hose review update 02:46 There's a new breed of as-seen-on-TV expandable garden hoses that promise to be lighter, easier to use and will never kink. Consumer Reports checked out ...

Polyethylene glycol (PEG) 3350; pwd for reconstitution. Polyethylene glycol 3350 cleanses the bowel by induction of diarrhea. The osmotic activity of polyethylene glycol 3350, in combination with ...

Scientists have developed a "self-digesting plastic", which, they say, could help reduce pollution. Polyurethane is used in everything from phone cases to trainers, but is tricky to recycle and ...

Scientists discovered that bacteria commonly found in wastewater can break down plastic to turn it into a food source, a finding that researchers hope could be a promising answer to combat one of ...

And you may need to be wary of plastic cooking utensils if you decide to cook at home. A new peer-reviewed study raises concerns that recycled plastic containing flame retardants, initially used ...

Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (NOA) using AI narration. For the past several years, I’ve been telling my friends what I’m going to tell you: Throw out your black plastic spatula.