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Everyone's favorite recycled good isn't as eco-friendly as they think it is: study
August 21, 2024 | 3:54pmResearchers compared the packaging process for glasﷺs𒊎, carton, aluminum and plastic to determine the greenest solution.
Why you shouldn't drink from plastic bottles anymore if you care about your blood pressure
August 5, 2024 | 10:04amDrinking from plastic bottles may be poisonous to your health — and drinking straight from the ꦜtap might sa👍ve your life.
'Disturbingly' high levels of fiberglass discovered in oysters and mussels, new study warns
July 9, 2024 | 4:32pm"Our findings show a disturbing level♓⛎ of glass reinforced plastic contamination in marine life," said marine biologist Corina Ciocan.
Microplastics found in testicles and blood clots, sparking more health 💮concerns: studies
May 23, 2024 | 1:25pm🦩 Life is plastic — not fantastic.
Coca-Cola fans blast ‘ir𓆏ritating’ sustain💝able caps aimed at curbing waste: ‘Literally have a fight with your bottle’
May 17, 2024 | 2:56pmSeveral Coke drinkers posted videos on social media showing them struggling to negotiate the cap as it remained affixed to the plastic bottl🎶e.
NY envi🃏ronmentalists’ next target? Individually wrapped cheese s💝lices face ban under far-reaching bill
April 21, 2024 | 5:35pmState lawmakers are pushing sweeping legislation that aims toꦅ ban slices of cheesꦉe that are individually packaged in thin micro-plastic wrapping.
Starbucks plastic cups will slim down by a whopping 20 percent this month — and you might not even notice ꧑
April 19, 2024 | 10:47pmNo joe-ke.
You probably have microplastics in your brainꦬ, horrifying study reve🎐als
April 16, 2024 | 9:14amDon't let this research go 🍰to your head.
This one kitchen item could be wreaking havoc on your health — and it's not a microwave
February 17, 2024 | 3:04pmYou likely use tꦛhis item in the kitchen every si💦ngle day.
Blue states' bag bans are causing more plastic waste than ever
February 15, 2024 | 6:43pmRecent studies are showing that bans on single-use plastic bags are increasing the amount of ꧂plastic waste⭕ that ends up on landfills.
70M Americans drink tap water contaminated with 'forever chemicals' linked to cancer: study
February 9, 2024 | 12:28pmMore than 70 million Americans are living in homes where the tap water is contaminated with "forever chemicals" linked to cancer, reproductive and 🍰immune system damage, according to a recent...
You've been storing bananas all wrong — how to keep them fresh for longer
February 5, 2024 | 9:40pm"I've got four bananas here and I'm trying out four different storage methoꩲds," the product testing TikTok account @tipperk posted in November. 🍌
'Forever chemicals' in microplastics spark over $250B a year health crisis — even more than COVID: study
January 11, 2024 | 3:54pmMicroplastics found in the ☂US food and water supply that contain "forever chemicals" are contributing to a quar💮ter of a trillion dollar a year health crisis, according to a new...
Microplastics found in nearly 90% of meat, plant-based alternatives: 'There’s no escaping them'
January 9, 2024 | 2:56pm"🥃The plastic pollution crisis is impacting all of us, and we need to take action to address its many forms," one study author said.
Bottled water contains 100 times more plast🔯ic particles than previously thought: study
January 9, 2024 | 11:42amA peer-reviewed study published Monday found that there are 100 times more 🐷plastic particles in bottled water than previously thought.
Chemicals that may cause cancer, infertility ‘widespread’ in packaged ဣproducts like Cheerios: report
January 4, 2024 | 3:32pmConsumer Reports, the non-profit advocacy group, tested 85 food items sold at supermarkets and by fast food chains -- fi💟nding some level of plastic chemicals in 84 of them.
Pep🔜siCo sued by New York alleging plastic w♑aste polluted the environment
November 15, 2023 | 12:52pmThe lawsuit filed 𝄹in state court in upstate Erie County is among the first by a state to target a maj♌or plastics producer.
Whale calf killed by eating balloon washes up🍌 on North C✱arolina beach
November 9, 2023 | 3:59amA young whale calf that washed up d𒐪ead on a North Carolina beach last week waꦇs killed by a balloon.
Here's how recycling can score you free pizza and soda in select cities right now
October 23, 2023 | 6:02amThis month and next, Coca-Cola is joining forces with pizza p🐭laces around the country to offer customers around the country free pies in exchange for -- wait for it --...
Microplastics are in the clouds, researchers warn as they sound alarm ൲on plastic air pollution
October 1, 2023 | 4:05pmMicroplastic particles were found in the clouds the envℱelope the peak of Japan's Mount Fuji, m♛ore than 12,000 feet in the air.