Bottles

A new study analyzed beverages like water, soda, wine, and beer to find out how many microplastic particles were in each. The results were a surprise, with a container commonly thought to be safe actually found to carry the highest volume of particles.

Ask a smartphone user how to improve them, and it's a safe bet that longer battery life would top the list. Batteries with silicon anodes could help boost that, and now a team has shown that these batteries can be environmentally friendly too, sourced from glass bottles headed for the scrap heap.

The INSIGHT100 airport security scanner is able to identify the liquid contents of various containers.

Plastisoil is a concrete-like substance made from discarded plastic bottles, that rain water can pass through instead of running into storm sewers.

The Reverse Vending Machine takes in recyclable bottles and cans, and dispenses a cash deposit in return.

Vapur is a reusable, flexible water bottle that rolls up like a tube of toothpaste when it's empty.