As storm clouds gathered on a forgotten beach in China's Miaodao islands, artist Fu Junsheng picked his way through piles of plastic waste washed up along the shoreline, looking for inspiration.

In one piece posted online, he constructed a rainbow from different coloured plastic bits; in another, a deflated sex doll is surrounded by tens of multicoloured rubber gloves. One display ...

German manufacturers were at the forefront. In addition to aluminium and cardboard, convenience foods are frequently packaged in vacuum-formed plastic trays. According to the German association for ...

One of the most popular varieties is polystyrene (PS), a translucent, stiff plastic that is frequently used in protective packaging, food packaging, and disposable cutlery ... one of the most ...

There are plenty of reasons to make the switch to glass food-storage containers. While the plastic kind do keep your ... which have high resistance to thermal shock, allowing containers to go ...

There are plenty of reasons to make the switch to glass food-storage containers. While the plastic kind do keep your ... which have high resistance to thermal shock, allowing containers to go ...

Alan said she doesn’t have the exact chemistry of these compounds, but generally, the higher the heat, the more chemicals are released and leach into your food. Meaning, if you’re cooking over a super ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Federal health officials say more than 43,000 units of breakfast food items distributed in stores nationwide are being recalled as they may contain pieces of plastic. The Food ...

A pivotal moment in the fight against plastic pollution is here. From 25 November to 1 December 2024, global leaders will convene at the 5th Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) in Busan, ...

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Cooking with any plastic utensil has long been seen as worrisome because heat can cause chemicals in the plastic to migrate into the food you’re ... have a high chance of containing dangerous ...

“The only question is how high prices will go.” Zandi noted that food prices could also be pushed higher by another element of the Trump agenda: Massive tariffs. The United States imports a ...