One of the most common ways people are exposed to plastics is in the kitchen: Black plastic spatulas and other utensils may ...

A leading distributor of cafeteria supplies has partnered with Eco-Products to launch a compostable lunch container.

Most food deliveries come wrapped in petrochemicals. But there are ways to reduce the disposable plastic delivered to your ...

Multiple states are banning EPS foam food containers, and Oregon’s packaging EPR program begins. Elsewhere, there are bottle ...

Researchers measured micro- and nanoplastics in such food and drink products as beer, canned fish, rice, mineral water, tea ...

Andy Russick, who sells canned fruit and tomatoes to top U.S. grocers like Kroger , hospitals and schools, shares the stated ...

Following the discovery of several bags of tiny plastic pellets along the shores of coastal villages in the Western part of Kanniyakumari district on Wednesday (May 28), a container from the ...

Plastic containers should really never be frozen or microwaved. Ziploc and Rubbermaid are facing a lawsuit for advertising its plastic-based containers as "microwave safe" and "freezer safe." ...

When certain containers made from polypropylene, a type of plastic commonly used for food packaging, were microwaved for just three minutes, they released millions upon millions of microplastic ...

Microwave-safe plastic containers may still release harmful chemicals. Microwave-safe means containers won't melt, not that they're food-safe. Phthalates and BPA in plastics can disrupt hormones and ...

A new study published in American Chemical Society ES&T Water has revealed that washing plastic containers and utensils in a dishwasher releases plastic particles, which proceed to enter wastewater.

Washing household plastic containers in a dishwasher releases nanoplastic and microplastic pollution into wastewater, University of Queensland researchers have found. Dr. Elvis Okoffo from UQ's ...