Plastic straws, cups, and stirrers are officially out in Dubai starting January 1, 2025. As part of its ongoing sustainability mission, the emirate is stepping up its fight against single-use ...

Laboratory mixers commonly refer to vortex mixers which are used to mix small vials of liquid. An electrical motor causes a rubber cup containing a test tube or other vessel to oscillate, causing ...

A 2023 ban targeted single-use plastic bags thinner than 57 micrometres, marking the start of Dubai’s plastic-free journey.

After a decades-long cease-fire crumbled in 2020, Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front have resumed fighting over the disputed Western Sahara. Tensions are again rising over Western ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you’re taking stock of your kitchen tools, a cursory scan around the room will probably reveal a common trend: black plastic. “Black plastic is in virtually every kitchen in America ...

The latest phase of the plastic ban, announced in late 2023, targets everyday items like plastic stirrers, table covers, and Styrofoam food containers. These join single-use bags, which were already ...

Black plastic used in kitchen utensils can contain ... “But when you start putting it in toys and flasks and stirrers, that's when the real issue begins, that's when you start exposing people ...

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 ...

Jocelyn Wildenstein, the 84-year-old socialite known for her extreme plastic surgeries and record-breaking divorce settlement, has died. She passed away on Tuesday from a pulmonary embolism in her ...

There is now a ban on single-use plastic straws, cotton buds and drink stirrers in England. However, cutting out plastic completely would be impossible, so more of us are recycling it. This means ...