Not all plastics are equal—some types and colors are easier to recycle than others. For instance, black foam and black coffee lids, which are often made of polystyrene, usually end up in ...

One of the most common ways people are exposed to plastics is in the kitchen: Black plastic spatulas and other utensils may ...

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 ...

Regular global reporting on waste is sorely lacking. The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) call for global ...

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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.

Vanden Recycling has announced it is supporting research at Oxford University to develop terahertz spectroscopic imaging for ...

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 ...