Scientists turned food waste into natural plastic films using bacteria that make biodegradable packaging material.

Microplastics gush out of our taps and flake off cookware. They find their way into the yolks of eggs, and into meat and ...

A new study discovered that some of the smallest plastic particles can penetrate crops by entering the roots and traveling to the edible parts of vegetables putting food safety and human health at ...

Every day, millions of Malaysians unwrap their lunches, sip bubble tea from plastic cups, wrappers that line the supermarket ...

People could be ingesting the equivalent of a credit card of plastic a week, a 2019 study by WWF International concluded, mainly in plastic-infused drinking water but also via food like shellfish, ...

Scientists have detected the uptake of nanoplastics in farm animal cell cultures. The results provide evidence of potential ...

If you're worried about microplastics, is it safe to wash plastic containers and other utensils in the dishwasher, given the ...

I used plastic food containers for most of my life — they’re affordable and accessible at most of the grocery stores I frequent. But, in recent years I’ve learned more about the potential dangers ...