D o you remember where you were when you heard that black plastic utensils might contain toxic material? I was in my kitchen, ...

Black plastic products may contain dangerous levels of banned flame retardants. A new study reveals how recycled electronic ...

Is this progress? With as many as 40 billion plastic utensils discarded each year, these single-use implements have a substantial environmental impact. They are made from a non-renewable resource ...

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“But these five took the leap – and proved it works.” The rules were simple but strict: no plastic utensils, no Styrofoam takeaway boxes and mandatory waste sorting. Students and staff had ...

Studies show that like plastic cookware, plastic utensils release microplastics into your food, especially when used with hotter foods. When you ingest the food, you also ingest microplastics ...

An art installation of nearly 1,000 fake flamingos designed to highlight plastic in the oceans has caused confusion - as they are made from plastic. The piece 'Ramandu’s Table' by Bruce Munro is ...

They are made by heating these chemicals at a high temperature. When the plastic is soft it can be poured into a mould. Once the plastic cools, it hardens into a shape. Plastic is a material that ...

Recent research indicates that black plastic found in items like food containers, kitchen utensils, and toys often contains toxic flame-retardant chemicals. Flame retardant chemicals are used to make ...

The artist, who died at 85, used Indigenous imagery like the canoe and the buffalo the way Warhol used soup cans. By Jillian Steinhauer Claire Tabouret, an artist in Los Angeles, was chosen to ...