BGR19d
Researchers found a way to 3D print plastic that’s cheap, stretchable, and recyclable
If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Researchers developed a special 3D-printed plastic that is cheap and flexible.
Metro20d
Food bills about to get a lot more expensive with new ‘plastic tax’
Firms will be charged more for using plastic packaging than more sustainable materials such as paper or cardboard. Both the British Retail Consortium and the Food and Drink Federation welcomed the ...
ABC News20d
Why more research needed to expose potential hazards of plastic food containers
Dr. Stephanie Widmer explains potential hazards of single-use plastic. Safety concerns have loomed over microplastics, be it from your cutting board while prepping food to cook at home or items ...
National Geographic news20d
Here's why everybody is currently avoiding black plastic kitchen utensils
Black plastic used in kitchen utensils can contain trace chemicals from electronic waste, and single use containers can be especially difficult to recycle. Plastic is being increasingly ...
trains21d
Boxcar storage shed revisited
An ex-Great Northern car is being used as a boxcar storage shed at the Minnesota Northern RR yard in Crookston, Minn. The wood-and-steel car has been at this location since the 1980s. Cody Grivno ...
Mothership.sg23d
Body of man, 33, found 8 days after his wife, 33, found dead & wrapped in plastic in Sydney
The decomposing body of Li Zhuojun "Sally", 33, was found on Dec. 9 wrapped in plastic and dumped at St Joseph Banks Park in Botany, near Sydney Airport. Eight days later, a body believed to be Li ...
Health.com23d
Major Error Found in Viral Black Plastic Study—Should You Still Ditch Your Spatula, Takeout Containers?
Kaitlin Sullivan is a health and science journalist based in Colorado. She's been part of multiple award-winning investigations into health topics including the international medical device ...
Los Angeles Times24d
Your black plastic kitchen utensils aren’t so toxic after all. But you should still toss them, group says
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 ...
NPR25d
Scientists know our bodies are full of microplastics. What are they doing to us?
When possible, buy cleaning products, both for your household and hygiene, that don't come in plastic containers. Consider investing in a filter for tap water. Our clothing can also shed a lot of ...
USA Today25d
Are your plastic kitchen utensils toxic? An alarming study gets an update.
An alarming study that had Americans tossing out their black plastic kitchen utensils, toys and to-go packages earlier this month overstated the concern, the researchers admit. But they still say ...
Wired25d
The Study That Called Out Black Plastic Utensils Had a Major Math Error
The corrected study still ends by saying that the flame retardants "significantly contaminate" the plastic products, which have "high exposure potential." Ars has reached out to the lead author ...