After years of intermittent crackdowns against plastic use, the issue has only grown more pervasive, with single-use plastics becoming entrenched in daily life. Despite multiple attempts by the ...
A rising tide of plastic waste is choking our oceans, threatening fragile ecosystems and killing sea life. While plastic has revolutionised our way of life since it was invented in the 1950s, the ...
That black plastic spatula in your kitchen drawer? It may be time to toss it. Recently, there’s been lots of buzz about the dangers of cooking with black plastic utensils — think spoons ...
An alarming study that had Americans tossing out their black plastic kitchen utensils, toys and to-go packages earlier this month overstated the concern, the researchers admit. But they still say ...
A new study detected dangerous chemicals in a variety of household items. But experts say the health risks aren’t clear-cut. Credit...Tonje Thilesen for The New York Times Supported by By Emily ...
Plastic pollution is a growing problem in Japan, prompting cleanup efforts to recover plastic litter from water bodies. However, research on recovery rates from different river basins remains limited.
DecaBDE has been found in black plastic kitchen utensils, takeout containers, grocery meat and produce trays, and children’s toys that have been recycled from electronic waste such as old ...
We don’t often think of our clothing as plastic, but much of it is. Polyester, nylon, acrylic and other synthetic fibers are commonplace in the blended fabrics we wear every day. As a result, textiles ...
Both plastic and glass are fairly easy on the environment to produce, but are often very tricky, costly, and intense to recycle. When you factor in all of the water used to decontaminate plastic ...
It's a disturbing thought: At this very moment, tiny crumbs of plastic are trickling through our bodies, a parade of unwelcome houseguests ready to take up residence in some tissue or organ.
The original subway vigilante, Bernie Goetz, thinks the prosecution of Daniel Penny for the chokehold death of Jordan Neely aboard a train was “BS.” Goetz, 77, spoke to WABC’s Frank Morano ...