Modern society has a big problem when it comes to plastic -- and it's contributing heavily to pollution and climate change.

The scientists behind a popular study on the health effects of flame retardants in black plastic cooking utensils and toys ...

Exxon Mobil , Chevron and other top plastics producers and manufacturers misled the public for years about the viability of ...

A recent study found black plastic kitchen tools had high levels of toxins - but researchers admit they overestimated the ...

Research suggests black plastic, which can be made from recycled electronic waste, could contain toxic chemicals that might ...

Black plastic kitchen utensils aren't as toxic as the erroneous paper made them seem—but it still isn't a bad idea to replace ...

The authors made a math error that put the estimated risk from kitchen utensils off by an order of magnitude. Specifically, ...

The main benefit of pyrolysis is supposed to be the diversion of plastic waste from landfills while producing fuels. The Newaygo facility aims to initially convert 50 tons per day, eventually growing ...

If you've ever looked at the bottom of a plastic item, you may have seen a number surrounded by three arrows around it. Today we take a look into the meaning behind the numbers, and how they actually ...

Hundreds of thousands of deaths and millions of cases of heart disease worldwide may be linked to chemicals in common plastic products, suggesting that more stringent regulations on such toxins ...

Math errors are the plague of the writing class. Reporters and editors are frequently flummoxed by simple slip-ups and held ...

The Governments of Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe have launched a US$90-million project to reduce the ...