Between sturdy take-out boxes, margarine tubs, and inexpensive plastic containers, it’s not hard in today’s day and age to find a home for your leftover pasta. In fact, the average American woman owns ...

Whether it be for storing leftovers or organizing your refrigerated groceries, plastic food containers come in handy for all ...

Not so fast. The reality is unfortunately far more complicated. Americans are locked into a dysfunctional relationship with plastic. Collectively, we generate approximately 33 million tons of plastic ...

Itasca, Ill. (CBS Local) - A new report is warning against using plastic food containers because of the fear that harmful chemicals could leak into your food. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) ...

Bisphenol A, or BPA, is a chemical used primarily to make plastic durable and scratch-resistant. Some manufacturers voluntarily removed BPA from food and toy-related products after studies suggested ...

Georgia will introduce a nationwide ban on several types of single-use plastic items from January 1, 2026, the Ministry of ...

The first company to ever sell fully synthetic plastic—the Bakelite Corp., established in 1922—advertised it as “The Material of a Thousand Uses.” It had that right: Today, beyond the plates we eat ...

Our household lab testers have years of experience subjecting numerous items such as prams and suitcases to unforgiving durability tests. Drawing upon the expertise of our kitchen lab experts and ...

Plastic food packaging and containers can contain hundreds of chemicals that cause cancer, infertility and gene mutations, according to new research. The wrappings had 388 individual "substances of ...