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Banned cancer-causing additives have been found in commercial floor covers — here’s another reason why that's concerning
In order to convert polymers into actual usable products, manufacturers add certain chemicals to al…
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A stolen painting found in a plastic bag at a London bus stop just sold for $22 million.
The masterpiece that was missing for seven years after being stolen from an English country home se…
Jack Newsham
Can bamboo replace paper and plastic? And should it?
With bamboo-based products on the rise, we wanted to see how they compared to their plastic and pap…
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Groundbreaking study shows why drinking from plastic bottles may increase your risk of type 2 diabetes
A chemical called BPA may disrupt your hormones and increase diabetes risk, a study found. It's com…
Gabby Landsverk
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Dangerous feral hogs that destroy lawns and eat plastic are growing across the US, and states can't kill them fast enough
The US has long struggled with its feral pig problem, which causes billions of dollars in damage. T…
Jenny McGrath
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China stopped taking our plastic. Now America is drowning in it.
America generates 40 million tons of plastic waste a year — and it can't be recycled.
Taylor Dorrell
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The 'Barbie' movie turning into a global phenomenon helped boost sales for the plastic doll – but not by as much as you might expect
Mattel said global gross billings for Barbie products were up 14% in Q3, but this wasn't enough to …
Grace Dean
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Amazon used 11.6% less plastic for shipping last year and is phasing out those blue and white plastic mailers
Amazon used 11.6% less plastic last year for shipping and is phasing out those blue and white plast…
Catherine Boudreau
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Panera's Charged Lemonade was one of our last remaining vices
Panera's Charged Lemonade is being discontinued. It was one of our last remaining vices. I'll miss …
Katie Notopoulos
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The US is under pressure to lead the way in reducing plastic pollution but it keeps making more of it
World leaders are negotiating a treaty to end plastic pollution, and the US is under pressure to st…
Catherine Boudreau
How one company in India is turning plastic bags into $100 sneakers
Thaely, a new footwear company, gets its name from the Hindi word for plastic bags. The company say…
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Store worker of 20 years was fired for not paying for grocery bags at the self-checkout
A judge ruled that a grocery chain was within its rights to fire a long-term employee for not payin…
Alexandra Bacon
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4 Hermès Birkin collectors cracked the code to getting their hands on the coveted bag
Birkin and Kelly handbags are more than just purses to Hermès collectors. They're also investment p…
Amanda Krause
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Tamil Nadu to deploy innovative 'trash interceptors' to rid rivers of plastic pollution in 14 districts
As part of the ambitious Rs 1,675 crore Tamil Nadu Coastal Restoration Mission, the state environme…
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Parents bought way fewer toys last year — except for 1 classic
It's a tough toy market, but Lego said consumer sales still grew 4% in 2023.
Geoff Weiss
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Some Costco shoppers buying its new $625 packs of silver coins are annoyed that they're showing up scratched and with broken packaging
"One tube had split open and the coins were jostling around loose inside of the box when they arriv…
Grace Dean
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Forget Pods. Tide wants to make fabric 'tiles' the future of laundry.
Tide announced it is making "tile" laundry detergent as its long-dominant Pods are facing criticism…
Geoff Weiss
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Noticing more product recalls lately? It's not just you.
The number of product recalls increased 11% in 2023, according to one study, and 115% between 2018 …
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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Even ‘biodegradable’ plastics may not be enough to protect fish from doom, new research suggests
Previous studies have revealed that both traditional and biopolymer microplastic exposure can influ…
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I'm a sales associate at Coach. Here's how I spot fake bags — it's easier than you'd think.
As a sales associate at Coach, I wasn't fully taught how to spot fake bags during my training proce…