I recently threw away my trusty black plastic spatula after a scientific paper claimed that such utensils may contain dangerous levels of flame-retardant chemicals. It turns out the researchers ...
alleging that the company mislead the public about the potential of plastics recycling for decades. As well, a similar lawsuit is ongoing in federal court in Missouri. A rural government in Kansas ...
The vast array of construction plastics needs to be sorted if they are to be reused or recycled. The most preferred approach is to reduce the amount of plastic used (waste minimization), working ...
Worldwide, we produce almost 400 million tons of plastic waste annually—and nearly half of all plastic produced is intended to be used just once and then thrown away. Washington’s recycling systems ...