Lowering plastic consumption is vital for our personal health, and experts have identified items you can eliminate.

These chemicals are commonly found in plastics used in toys, personal care, and food packaging products. New study reveals ...

From early October 2024, several news outlets published articles claiming that a variety of plastic household items contained dangerous levels of flame-retardant chemicals commonly used in ...

A common misconception is that all plastic items can be recycled—but that's actually not the case. Below are everyday household items that cannot be recycled and why. Learn how to identify an ...

A recent study, published in the journal Chemosphere and taken up widely by news outlets, shows that many black plastic household products contain brominated flame retardants, which are possibly ...

Cleaning product company Ecover will 'totally rethink plastic' after warning that just seven per cent of plastic bottles made ...

Plastic household items often contain chemicals that are hazardous to humans and can leach, or seep, into water, the air, or food, especially when heated. Because of this, Hardman tries to ...

to throw out their black plastic kitchen utensils live on, as do social media posts warning of "secret toxins" in your kitchen. those headlines were based on. In October, the journal Chemosphere ...

A recent peer-reviewed analysis of black plastic household products, including food trays and kitchen utensils, found that 17 out of 20 items tested (or 85 percent) contained brominated and ...

A December 2024 study in the journal Chemosphere incorrectly calculated the amount of potentially toxic flame retardants that could be present in some black plastic household products such as utensils ...