Frequently consuming food from plastic containers can increase heart failure risk by 13%. This risk is attributed to harmful chemicals leaching into food, which alter gut microbiota.

But if you come across a set of plastic containers in your auntie’s pantry or your mom’s attic, and they appear to be in mint condition but were clearly purchased over 10 years ago, it’s ...

Out of 20,000 audited pieces over the past two years, there were 427 straws, 11 six-pack rings, 115 plastic bags, 145 pieces of cutlery and 77 takeout containers.

Eating from plastic takeout containers may be linked to an increased risk of congestive heart failure, and researchers believe it's due to changes in the gut biome that lead to inflammation and ...

Eating from plastic takeout containers can increase your risk of congestive heart failure, and “even short-term exposure” to particles leaching into food or liquid from plastic can “can ...

What started as encouraging co-workers to bring their own to-go containers to restaurants morphed into a full-time operation that has rescued more than 250,000 plastic containers.

A hidden two-letter code stamped on plastic food containers reveals just how toxic it may be. Consumers are advised to check for labels marked PP (polypropylene) or PE (polyethylene), plastics ...

Since the plastic exposure came only from placing hot liquid in the containers — without any microwaving — this study suggests that simply eating hot food from plastic takeout containers may ...

While it’s generally OK to store food in plastic containers labeled with a 1, 2, 4, or 5, you should try to use glass. Plastic marked with a 3, 6, and 7 should be used minimally around food to ...

Officials were left “speechless” when they discovered about 1500 young tarantulas hidden in biscuit boxes shipped to an ...

Following the opening of its new material recovery facility (MRF) in Columbus, Ohio, earlier this summer, Rumpke Waste & Recycling will expand the recyclables it accepts to include clamshell plastic ...