Only 9% of plastics ever made have been recycled. Clever industry campaigns have shifted the costs of their own waste onto consumers.

Microplastics are all over your kitchen, and plastic utensils are part of the problem. Plastic utensils could be leaking microplastics into your food each time you cook with them. These tiny plastic ...

A user posted, highlighting the sheer amount of plastic packaging from their groceries, with the title, "And I can't get a plastic bag because it's bad for the environment." ...

Cups, bags, wipes, and wrappers slip into your day without much thought, used once and forgotten. But the pile doesn’t vanish ...

McDonald’s Japan plans a nationwide rollout of recycled PET (rPET) strawless lids for cold drinks, replacing paper straws as ...

A September 2024 study found that of the 14,000 known food contact chemicals present in food packaging, 3,601 -- or ...

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No bugs in rice, but rodent poop on seasoning containers in a kitchen storage room (over 30 droppings), next to a kitchen bread mixer (over 10 droppings), on the kitchen floor (over 10), and on top of ...

Plastic cookware is common in many kitchens but there are alternatives. Products like stainless steel skillets, frying pans ...

Conagra Brands and B&G Foods are among the companies spending more time on packaging, which attracts consumer attention and ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California ramped up its efforts to curb plastic pollution Friday — suing three plastic-bag makers, alleging the companies falsely claimed their products were recyclable.