As lawn and garden equipment goes, none seems to have as many names as the noble weed trimmer — aka weed wacker, weed eater, weed cutter, string trimmer, strimmer or, in some circles, brush trimmer ...

I saw a video last year on YouTube where a Russian maker built a rather elaborate rig to turn PET plastic bottles into a flat, very narrow noodle-like “string” that proved to be surprisingly strong.

City recycling programs have helped to reduce the amount of plastic waste making its way into landfills and the world's oceans, but a two-man team from France is providing a more direct approach.

January 11, 2016 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Don’t throw away that empty plastic bottle yet. You can make some super durable string with it using a few ...

It's unclear how humans will fare over the next few hundred years. As the climate shifts and we may experience shortages of essential resources like food and water. That's to say nothing of nuclear ...

I can’t stand my “weed whacker.” I am supposed to say string trimmer, as the other name is trademarked and refers to one particular set of machines. I use one to neaten things up, but I don’t enjoy it ...