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Study finds black-colored plastic kitchen utensils, takeout containers may contain cancerous...

Researchers discovered everyday black plastic cooking utensils contain harmful flame retardants through current recycling processes.

‘Breakthrough results’: New study detects microplastic pollution in human blood for...

While more studies need to be done to examine the direct effects of microplastics on the human body, researchers from the study warn microplastics can cause damage to human cells.

U.S. Plastics Pact vows to make all plastic packaging recyclable by...

“The results from the U.S. Plastics Pact’s efforts to advance packaging, improve recycling, and reduce plastic waste will benefit the entire system and all materials.”

Toy company Hasbro to ditch plastic packaging

The Rhode-Island based toy manufacturer, Hasbro has just announced it will begin the process of eliminating plastic packaging from their products in...

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