I recently threw away my trusty black plastic spatula after a scientific paper claimed that such utensils may contain dangerous levels of flame-retardant chemicals. It turns out the researchers ...

However, with the ban going into effect on Aug. 20, there's one big loophole: plastic water bottles larger than one liter can still be sold.

Modernizing the bottle bill “physically increases the amount of material — the volume — that can be recycled, and it ensures that what you're getting back is higher quality,” Balkan says.