Doug Rassi, founder and CEO of Polywood. Image courtesy Poly-Wood, LLC. Doug Rassi, founder and CEO of Polywood, which makes outdoor furniture crafted from recycled plastic, saw the problem of ...

“Polywood CEO Doug Rassi’s entrepreneurial solution to these growing mountains of plastic was to invent a way to convert it into something useful and long-lasting,” he said. ... Plastic Affects Food ...

It’s probably a good idea to ditch your black plastic utensils, since they may expose you to harmful chemicals. Here’s what to use instead.

The find may not have been as shocking as it first seemed, however. Tires are actually among the most common plastic polluters on earth. A 2017 study by Pieter Jan Kole at The Open University of ...

Only 5 to 6% of plastic waste produced in the U.S. is actually recycled. A new report accuses the plastics industry of a decades-long campaign to "mislead" the public about the viability of recycling.

How to reduce the plastic in your kitchen in 7 easy steps. Here's how you can make the switch from plastic containers, cookware, and utensils that may contain chemical additives or microplastics ...

It's not your fault that single-use plastic is everywhere. But with a little planning, you can curb your use of disposables and maybe even save some money in the long run. And after you've reduced ...

Some of the microplastics we ingest may come from the kitchen tools we use to prepare what we eat. If you want to reduce your reliance on plastic, here are some ideas.

A whale in Virginia swallowed a DVD case, which lacerated her stomach. It's just one of the hundreds of examples of animals consuming plastic in U.S. waters in recent years.

Plastic may be warming the planet more than we thought Most models haven’t accounted for how microplastics may increase global warming by disrupting natural cycles that store carbon. May 14, 2025 ...