A new study suggests that chemicals in plastics may throw off our bodies' sleep cycles.  Plastic is now prevalent in our ...

The study further revealed that organic labels do not necessarily ... "All of those chemicals are used in the manufacturing of plastic, so if plastic makes its way into us, it's carrying those ...

Synthetic braiding hair from major brands found to contain carcinogens, heavy metals, and organic compounds. Findings raise ...

The potential health and environmental hazards from microplastics filtered into our drinking water is real. Microplastics are ...

said that research on recycled plastics is limited. Despite that caveat, “there are a few studies really showing that contamination can be introduced more easily if you use recycled content.” One ...

That's because plastics in electronics contain compounds — like brominated fire ... the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, that prevents signatories from allowing certain ...

This research assessed the volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, released from six types of plastic water bottles subjected to sunlight. It found that some types of bottles release highly toxic ...

Uganda is facing a growing plastic crisis. Despite a government ban on thin polythene bags in 2009, enforcement has been weak ...

Organic tampons contained higher levels ... the world are also heavily contaminated with both metals and chemicals used to produce plastic products, experts say. A February 2023 study found ...