The Climate Question. Climate change and plastic - what's the connection? Audio, 26 minutesThe Climate Question Climate change and plastic - what's the connection? What does the failure of talks ...

Dr. Stephanie Widmer explains potential hazards of single-use plastic. Safety concerns have loomed over microplastics, be it from your cutting board while prepping food to cook at home or items ...

Black plastic used in kitchen utensils can contain trace chemicals from electronic waste, and single use containers can be especially difficult to recycle. Plastic is being increasingly ...

The study revealed that mucus-producing intestinal cells absorbed the highest amount of these plastic particles from tea bags. This was a significant finding because these cells play a protective role ...

A recent study that recommended toxic chemicals in black plastic products be immediately thrown away included a math error that significantly overstated the risks of ...

Kaitlin Sullivan is a health and science journalist based in Colorado. She's been part of multiple award-winning investigations into health topics including the international medical device ...

It's a disturbing thought: At this very moment, tiny crumbs of plastic are trickling through our bodies, a parade of unwelcome houseguests ready to take up residence in some tissue or organ.

"We need to collect more material and more types of material," added Zach Muscato, corporate sustainability manager with thermoformer Plastic Ingenuity in Cross Plains, Wis. "We're seeing imports ...

The pact, a voluntary effort that says its member companies put one-third of plastic packaging on the U.S. market, pointed to some progress in its Dec. 17 report. It noted that 50 percent of its ...

An alarming study that had Americans tossing out their black plastic kitchen utensils, toys and to-go packages earlier this month overstated the concern, the researchers admit. But they still say ...