The problem is both fixable and not, it's not in the sense that we have so much plastic existing in the environment, but there are things that we can and people are doing, and one is to ...

Here are 11 things experts say you should never store in plastic containers—and what the best storage substitutes are. "I honestly don't feel comfortable putting raw meats in plastic containers ...

These plastic particles do many of the same bad things that larger plastic items do: mar the land and sea, leach toxic chemicals into the food chain. But scientists are increasingly worried about ...

Plastic storage products can leach microplastics into foods when frozen or microwaved. Here's how to limit your exposure.

Evidence suggests that exposure to microplastics and nanoplastics confers health risks associated with liver disease, cancer risk and inflammatory bowel disease, according to a paper published in The ...

And not use plastic for things that are single-use and then just throw away. So plastics aren't all bad. They can be very helpful, but if we use them in a more appropriate way, and if we gave ...

unlike companies that continue to tell customers that plastic, such as bags and containers, is being turned into new things. "Politically it's easier to just say 'Gosh, we're going to take ...