There's no established "safe" or "unsafe ... This news doesn't automatically mean that plastic storage containers aren't safe to use. They remain one of the most affordable and convenient options ...

Lawmakers appear to be walking back a proposal to curb use of plastic products like disposable cutlery, condiment packets and tiny shampoo bottles, over concerns the bill doesn’t have enough ...

Surveying 2,004 UK adults, the results also show that 46% of the public want to see a charge introduced on single-use packaging, similar to the carrier bag levy introduced 10 years ago. 42% of people ...

Manufacturers and the unions take issue with Fine’s foam foodware bill, arguing the measure would only shift consumers to use another type of plastic and cause significant job losses at ...

Or are the feelings of insignificance that it engenders a kind of cognitive illusion – no more trustworthy than the brief shiver of fear you might feel on spotting a plastic snake ... astronomers use ...

The state government has banned the use of PET plastic bottles (up to 500 ml) from June 1, 2025, at all indoor events and functions organised by various departments, boards and corporations.

Scientists at RIKEN in Japan have developed a new type of plastic that’s just as stable in everyday use but dissolves quickly ... A plastic cup is no good if certain liquids can dissolve it ...

The day state officials handed Riley a large black plastic trash bag that smelled ... it prohibits the use of garbage bags all together, no exceptions. The new law, if passed, would also require ...

Experts recommend doing your best to reduce your plastic takeout container use. Unless you cook all of your meals at home, the odds are that you’ll eat food out of a plastic takeout container at ...

A Curtin University-led paper, "The Use of Plastic as a Household ... Professor Ashworth said. "A ban on plastic burning might not help if people have no other option to keep warm and cook their ...

The Biden administration’s move toward paper straws was part of an effort to phase out single-use plastics. About 460 million metric tons of plastic are produced every year, the BBC said ...

Billions of straws end up polluting our oceans each year (Getty Stock Image) Advert According to Condor Ferries, 50 million straws are used by Americans every day, 7.5 million of which pollute US ...