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Plastic giant Tupperware is on its knees: is this good or bad for the environment?
Tupperware's recent bankruptcy filing has shocked us, mothers, and environmentalists alike. But is …
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Microplastics are clogging your arteries — and possibly increasing your risk of heart disease
Worryingly, those with plastic in their plaques are 4.5 times more likely to experience a heart att…
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New research reveals more than 3,600 food packaging chemicals in human bodies. Is it time we stopped eating food out of takeout containers?
The alarming study has already sparked calls for more research and stricter regulations.
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Plastic testes: Scientists analyse human testicles, find microplastics in every single one of them!
Eat right, exercise, get adequate sleep, manage your stress, avoid smoking and limit alcohol — thes…
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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
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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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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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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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New Zealand's air contains over 3 million plastic bottles worth of microplastics: study
Polyethylene was the major substance detected, followed by polycarbonate and polyethylene terephtha…
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Microplastics floating through our clouds could soon start changing the Earth's rainfall and weather patterns
These minuscule plastic pieces have the potential to accumulate water, effectively creating clouds.…
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Package deal: Businesses and environmental groups pushed for a Colorado tax that will fund recycling of bottles and containers
Colorado has become the third state to enact a law that will tax bottles, food wrappers, and other …
Catherine Boudreau
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More and more microplastics are being deposited in our noses and throats, which could lead to serious health risks
Breathing conditions and microplastic size influenced the overall microplastic deposition rate in a…
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A man at a Detroit airport said his family gave him 2 suitcases that turned out to contain $4 million in ketamine
Customs officers found 110 pounds of "large white crystals" in plastic bags stashed within the man'…
Matthew Loh
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Restaurants are scrambling to find plastic cups, straws, and takeout containers as demand swells for to-go orders
The plastic shortage is a result of soaring demand, labor shortages, supply-chain hiccups, and stor…
Avery Hartmans
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Best plastic kitchen storage containers in India
Light in weight yet strong and effortless to maintain, kitchen containers are also available in …
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Why there's a white plastic ball in Guinness beer cans
The plastic ball in the Guinness can, also called a "widget," ensures the draught stout has its cla…
Julia Calderone
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I shopped at an LA grocery store that uses zero plastic containers, unlike Trader Joe's or Whole Foods, and I'm convinced it's the future of how we'll shop
re_grocery opened in 2020. It has the potential to disrupt the grocery industry.Samantha Delouya
Samantha Delouya
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Tiny plastic shards are tearing through the digestive tracts of wild birds and causing permanent scarring
Scientists have discovered that wild birds have been consuming an inordinate amount of plastics, bi…
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A top art dealer sold a super-rich sheikh $5 million of 'antique' sculptures that had been polished with modern tools and contained plastic, court heard
A British art dealer sold artifacts to a Qatari sheikh for $4.99 million in 2014 and 2015. A London…