There is a hidden two-letter code on plastic products, which shows consumers just how toxic the material really is, making it ...

No country receives more discarded plastic from wealthy countries, but shipments from the United States are no longer welcome ...

One of the most common ways people are exposed to plastics is in the kitchen: Black plastic spatulas and other utensils may contain harmful chemicals picked up when recycled from electronic waste.

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 ...

As single-use plastic piles up in landfills and pollutes oceans, event spaces are turning to food packaging that can be ...

You eat thousands of bits of plastic every year. Though abundant in water, air, and common foods, it’s unclear how it might affect our health.

Single-use plastic can be an attractive option for hospitals—cheap, durable, and easily tossed out—and each new fresh plastic container or covering offers a newly sterile environment.

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