New research reveals that common food packaging and utensils can shed microscopic plastics into our food, prompting urgent calls for stricter testing and updated regulations to protect public health.
Plastic bottles, snack packaging and bags are now a common sight on many coasts around the world. No wonder, because around 20 million tons of plastic end up in the environment every year - and from ...
According to the latest analysis by Future Market Insights (FMI), the global foodservice paper bag market is entering a new ...
A new study analysed thousands of shoreline litter surveys and other data from more than 100 countries to produce the first ...
Plastic bags can’t go in household recycling bins – here’s what to do instead - In 2018 alone, over 3 million tons of plastic bags, sacks, and wraps in the United States were sent to landfills ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. In “The Graduate,” Benjamin Braddock, back from school, is told the secret of the future in one word. “Plastics.” At the time the ...