And keeping a cute water bottle on hand can make on-the-go sipping part of your routine. But here’s the big question: Should you be drinking out of plastic? We spoke with Atanu Sarkar, Professor of ...

Every year, around 200 billion of these bottles are produced worldwide, and sadly most of them end up in landfills. In the U.S. alone, about 4 to 5 billion plastic pill bottles are thrown away ...

The use of plastic has now become a part of our lifestyle. From kitchen containers to water bottles, plastic is everywhere. Plastic has taken over everything, be it cups, plates, or straws.

In today’s health-conscious world, the choice between glass and plastic bottles has become a hot topic. While plastic bottles are lightweight and convenient, glass bottles are often touted as ...

If you consume bottled water on a regular basis, you’ll probably have an abundance of empty bottles ready to recycle. But before you throw them all out, there are some clever ways you can ...

Still, there are some types of plastic that are absolutely reusable. Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is one of them. PET bottles – bottled soda and water, for example – constitute the greatest ...

An EU directive was enacted in July, requiring that all single-use bottles have caps that remain attached. This is one of several policies designed to limit the amount of plastic litter ...

The BPA label, however, was accurate—as the baby bottles, again, were made of polypropylene. The material has become ubiquitous among plastic containers that come into contact with food or ...

You may have bought a drink recently and noticed something odd: the once removable cap is now tethered to the bottle by a small strip of plastic. Manufacturers have included the tether on bottles ...

Randa Lindsey Kachef does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

A green accounting method called “mass balance” certifies that something was manufactured with recycled plastic — just not necessarily much of the bottle making the claim. By Julie Creswell ...

Scientists said beverages packed in plastic bottles should be avoided. Our planet has been polluted by a number of things. One of them is microplastics - small particles of plastic found in the ...