Black plastics from electronic devices may be leaching toxic flame retardants into our food and homes, a new study has found.

A new study finds a bacterium in this family can break down the plastic for food. Researchers also identified the enzyme the bacterium use to degrade plastic. The discovery opens new possibilities ...

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CPG companies should re-evaluate their reliance on plastic packaging and explore alternative strategies to reduce waste and ...

California is now the first state in the country to ban all plastic bags -- including recyclable bags -- from grocery stores. Take-out containers may be next.

Methane production from CO2 is energy intensive and depends on fossil fuels. New research achieves it with electricity.

The Lancet's Editorial1 on plastic pollution makes one small but weighty error: “sealed landfills” are referred to as one way to reduce human exposure to toxicants within the nearly half a billion ...

Coca-Cola has been accused of blocking certain names and phrases, such as "Jesus" and "Trump 2024," from its personalized can service while allowing others, such as "Satan" and "Harris Walz 2024 ...

"The acidity in tomato sauces can cause the plastic to degrade and absorb odors overtime," says Vallo. "Same with curries." But as for the left-behind reddish tent, Hardin says that this acidity ...