Six decades later, roughly 40 percent of the now more than 448 million tons of plastic produced every year is disposable, much of it used as packaging intended to be discarded within minutes after ...

Tossing takeout containers into the recycling bin feels like the right move, but looks can be deceiving. A lot of food ...

Disposable plastic containers could be leaching dangerous chemicals into your takeaway food, potentially increasing your risk ...

Disposable packaging materials like plastic bags and containers Synthetic clothing fibers Tires Paints and coatings Emissions from factories and plants Microplastics are also purposefully added to ...

But so far this product remains elusive. Meanwhile, some designers are intent on eliminating disposable packaging altogether. Consider the plastic straw: Starbucks committed to phasing it out by ...

There is now a plastic problem. Over-reliance on cheap, disposable plastic packaging and the material’s durability when it leaks into the environment – especially the oceans – means it can ...

Plastic foam is made with hazardous chemicals, like its main building block styrene, which is toxic to the human nervous system. Styrene is linked to cancer and considered a probable human carcinogen ...

Hotels and guest houses will be barred from giving toiletries in plastic disposable containers and free in-room water in plastic bottles. Phase two, which could start as early as 2025, will outlaw ...