Nurdles are everywhere. Never heard of them? They are the raw form of plastic resin that’s melted and molded into everything from soda bottles to clothing fabrics, from food packaging to artificial ...

Tiny plastic beads, commonly called nurdles, have polluted waterways across the country, including in the Charleston and Columbia areas of South Carolina, environmentalists say. File photo/The State ...

Welcome to Plastic-Free Kitchen Week on the Strategist, where we’ve been obsessively researching and testing plastic alternatives — for everything from appliances to cleaning supplies to cookware. For ...