Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tossing every piece of takeout packaging into the blue bin might feel like the right move, but "wish-cycling" is often worse than ...

Here's something that might make you rethink tonight's dinner. 11 billion nanoplastic particles from just one square centimeter during three minutes of microwave heating. That's not a typo. Millions ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study found high levels of flame retardants in black plastic items, such as spatulas, pasta servers and takeout sushi ...

They are a staple of modern food delivery - lightweight, stackable and stamped with labels that often claim to be “food grade”. But how safe are the ubiquitous black plastic containers that almost ...

In my opinion, the Hamilton MarketPlace makes and sells the most delicious roasted chicken on the island. However, I will no longer buy it. The establishment puts said roasted chicken into the all-too ...

If you’re taking stock of your kitchen tools, a cursory scan around the room will probably reveal a common trend: black plastic. “Black plastic is in virtually every kitchen in America,” said Judith ...

Nearly all black plastics get sent to the landfill or get incinerated because their pigment makes them difficult to sort in plastics recycling plants. As a result, the recycling industry pays little ...