Changes to one’s food handling process can help create a “low plastic” diet, effective in significantly reducing exposure to ...

For years, people have been trying to find the best ways to recycle plastic. "We've heard a lot in the news about plastic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr. Wu demonstrates a way to tackle plastic pollution while simultaneously producing valuable chemicals. (CREDIT: University of ...

A clinical trial investigating levels of plastic chemicals in the human body has found that a low-plastic diet could be a ...

That reusable water bottle sitting on your desk might be contributing to more than environmental sustainability. Startling new research suggests the chemicals in many plastic containers could be ...

DEHP, a plastic-softening chemical, may have contributed to 356,000 global heart disease deaths in 2018 NYU researchers identify Asia and the Middle East as bearing three-quarters of the health burden ...

ProPublica finds advanced recycling techniques are not matching mechanical recycling’s rate of converting discarded plastic into new plastic. For genuine circularity, investments in mechanical ...

A new study documents how Southern Californians are chronically being exposed to toxic airborne chemicals called plasticizers, including one that’s been banned from children’s items and beauty ...

More than 16,000 chemicals are used to produce plastics — and some are silently killing us. Particularly worrisome is di-2-ethylhexylphthalate, or DEHP, a chemical used to soften plastic products.

Food and cosmetics from dozens of major retailers come wrapped in potentially dangerous plastics, a new report has found. More than 17 retailers have taken no steps to protect their customers from ...

Plastic has long been part of everyday life, from food containers to medical tools. But in recent years, scientists have uncovered a disturbing truth: chemicals used to make plastic soft and flexible ...