Many companies have committed to using recycled materials or fewer materials in their products or packaging over the years, but now there’s a growing list of products manufactured solely or in part ...

A recent study that recommended toxic chemicals in black plastic products be immediately thrown away included a math error that significantly overstated the risks of ...

Several VERIFY readers reached out to us to ask if black plastics, such as those used in cooking utensils, toys and food containers, are made from recycled electronics, and whether they contain ...

Researchers detected flame retardants in household items made from recycled black plastic. The study later received a correction — but regardless of this paper, the chemicals' health effects remain ...

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 and Hiroko ...

Should you throw out your black plastic spatula? A recent study that reported alarming levels of several flame retardants in common black-colored plastic items (including cooking utensils, toys and ...

Every year, over 14 million tons of plastic ends up in the ocean. Previously pristine beaches are now overrun with litter and microplastics have been found in the sand of the world's most remote ...

5 years ago, I was a regular consumer going about her everyday needs. I had little or no idea of the things I was doing wrong. I thought, if you don’t throw trash on the roads and throw it only in the ...

Go to your kitchen, grab your black spatula and throw it in the trash. Immediately. That’s the alarming message from a new study published in the journal Chemosphere. Cooking with any plastic utensil ...

Black plastic cookware has become a staple in many kitchens — but it might be harmful. A new study found that some of the items contain high levels of cancer-causing, hormone-disrupting flame ...