Los Angeles Times

Your black plastic kitchen utensils aren’t so toxic after all. But you should still toss them, group says

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 ...

Simple change in food handling process can cut exposure to toxic plastic chemicals by half

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

Vaporizing plastics recycles them into nothing but gas

Our planet is choking on plastics. Some of the worst offenders, which can take decades to degrade in landfills, are polypropylene—which is used for things such as food packaging and bumpers—and ...
Los Angeles Times

Your cool black kitchenware could be slowly poisoning you, study says. Here’s what to do

Go to your kitchen, grab your black spatula and throw it in the trash. Immediately. That’s the alarming message from a new study published in the journal Chemosphere. Cooking with any plastic utensil ...
Seattle Times

In Plastic Products, Recycled Isn’t Always

The plastic CamelBak bottles displayed in a Target in East Hanover, New Jersey, offer a promise to ecologically conscious buyers. On the front of each is a bright blue sticker with the words “Tritan ...
Science Daily

Recycled plastic is a toxic cocktail: Over 80 chemicals found in a single pellet

A single pellet of recycled plastic can contain over 80 different chemicals. A new study with researchers from University of Gothenburg and Leipzig shows that recycled polyethylene plastic can leach ...