The Climate Question. Climate change and plastic - what's the connection? Audio, 26 minutesThe Climate Question Climate change and plastic - what's the connection? What does the failure of talks ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

The study revealed that mucus-producing intestinal cells absorbed the highest amount of these plastic particles from tea bags. This was a significant finding because these cells play a protective role ...

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 ...

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‘Is Auerbach a good guy’, as you ask? Who am I to say? But am I good Shit Stirrer? Well, a Shit Stirrer who apparently on his own initiative decided to, and pulled off with ‘spinning trapeze ...

It's a disturbing thought: At this very moment, tiny crumbs of plastic are trickling through our bodies, a parade of unwelcome houseguests ready to take up residence in some tissue or organ.

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 ...