Global public debt is elevated. It is projected to exceed US$100 trillion in 2024 and will rise over the medium term. This chapter shows that risks to the debt outlook are heavily tilted to the upside ...

I tested Stanley's IceFlow and Yeti's Rambler to see which tumbler is better. After six months, I've made my decision. Here ...

A Takeya cold brew maker so you can drink your favorite caffeinated beverage whenever you please without the $5+ charge (NYC ...

The type of lid on your reusable water bottle will make ... as well as what you’ll be doing as you sip, swig, or chug (sitting at a desk, exercising, running errands, driving or whatever else).

Finally, the lid should be leak-proof and easy to open ... so be sure to use the clear seal that comes with it to help prevent leaks. Also, the clasp that keeps the cover closed may break off ...

Three key arguments have come up time and time again during city council’s ongoing debate on whether the city should mandate the use of clear garbage bags. Privacy ...

On a pristine beach in Gippsland, a team of scientists are dumping plastic rubbish. Their littering is extremely precise. When they're done, 14 squares of trash — each exactly 2 square metres ...

If you have a black spatula in your kitchen, or other black plastic items around your house like takeout containers or children’s toys, they could contain high levels of toxic flame retardants.

Microplastics have been steadily increasing in freshwater environments for decades and are directly tied to rising global plastic production since the 1950s, according to a new study by an ...

For a consumer, this problem would be simpler to handle if it was clear that only certain black ... if only to avoid the black plastic lids on disposable cups—heat plus plastic equals chemical ...

Countries gathered in Colombia to work on a treaty to end plastic pollution must strive for “an ambitious, credible and just” deal that responds to the needs of communities everywhere, including some ...

Nations could agree in December on a world-first treaty to reduce the amount of plastic leaking into the environment which, if nothing is done, is forecast to triple by 2060. Global production of ...