One of the most common ways people are exposed to plastics is in the kitchen: Black plastic spatulas and other utensils may contain harmful chemicals picked up when recycled from electronic waste.

The joint project brings terahertz imaging into real-world recycling environments.

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Recent concerns about contaminants in black-colored plastics sparked consumer concerns, but there’s more than one reason to think twice about these items. SCIENCE Here's why everybody is ...

Using sunlight to recycle black plastics Date: November 25, 2024 Source: American Chemical Society Summary: Not all plastics are equal -- some types and colors are easier to recycle than others.

AUSTIN — Could baby poop and fungi work together to tackle landfill waste? That’s the idea behind a new product ... said there are more than 100 species of fungi now known to break down plastics.

Online retailer N Brown Group is switching its plastic garment bags to an innovative biodegradable and recyclable polymer ...

A single pellet of recycled plastic can contain over 80 different chemicals. A new study with researchers from University of ...

Black-colored plastics used in electronics are leaching flame retardants into kitchen utensils, toys and food containers, according to a study. - Grace Cary/Moment RF/Getty Images/File ...

New York plastics bill runs into caucus cost concerns. By Marie J. French | 05/23/2025 06:18 AM EDT . A sweeping measure to reduce packaging and plastic waste faces challenges as an influential ...

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Black-colored plastic used in children’s toys, takeout containers, kitchen utensils and grocery meat and produce trays may contain alarming levels of toxic flame ...

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Black-colored plastic used in children’s toys, takeout containers, kitchen utensils and grocery meat and produce trays may contain alarming levels of toxic flame ...