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Only 4.7% of plastic produced by U.S. households in 2021 was recycled, according to a Greenpeace USA report. But that's not for lack of consumer participation. Greenpeace said most plastics simply ...

The study started as an accident. Geneticist Patricia Hunt of Washington State University and her team were investigating the reproductive effects of BPA in mice. Housed in BPA-free plastic cages, the ...

Animal studies find that a replacement compound for the estrogen-mimicking chemical bisphenol A may also be harmful to human health In 2012 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned the sale of ...