Researchers led by Takuzo Aida at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) in Japan have one-upped themselves in their quest to solve our microplastic problem.

Researchers developed a plant based plastic that stays strong during use but dissolves safely in seawater, leaving no ...

The rapid accumulation of plastic waste is currently posing significant risks for both human health and the environment on ...

Leaders from around the world have gathered in Busan, South Korea this week in hopes of finally striking a global treaty to reduce the world’s growing level of plastic pollution. Negotiations began ...

Plastic is everywhere—even in the foods we eat and the beverages we drink. CR’s recent tests of nearly 100 foods found two types of chemicals used in plastic, bisphenols and phthalates, in a wide ...

Americans, on average, toss out about three quarters of a pound of plastic each day, according to researchers at Oxford University. Most of that trash winds up in a landfill. As someone who loves ...

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Fast food items found to have very high levels of certain plastics included Burger King's Whopper with cheese.

More than 3.4 billion gift cards were sold in the United States in 2021. As the holidays approach, experts estimate that roughly 60% of consumers plan on purchasing gift cards this December, making it ...

Zoë Schlanger, a science writer at The Atlantic, was looking for a story last October when she got an email about a new study warning how the chemicals in black-plastic cookware could be leaching into ...