It wasn’t until a few years ago that I learned just how much microplastics can affect your body — and not to mention the ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

British Columbians will no longer get plastic and Styrofoam takeout containers and will be charged fees for shopping bags, as part of single-use plastic regulations rolling out July 15.

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.

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 ...

It won't magically dry your plastic containers, but it can make a big difference. So the next time you're staring at a soggy lid while your plates are dry as the desert, know it's not just your ...

The Quebec Beverage Container Recycling Association (QBCRA/Consignaction) reminds everyone that, as of today, March 1, the second phase of the modernization and expansion of the deposit-refund system ...