Haverhill’s final leaf and organic waste pickup at the curb takes place Saturday. The city accepts leaves, grass clippings, ...

I'm talking about the single plastic use bag ban of 2018. Remember that? A few salient points to note this morning, six years on from when it was announced. There's a report out this morning on ...

Now, a study published in Chemosphere, which was led by researchers at Toxic-Free Future and the Amsterdam Institute for Life and Environment at Vrije Universiteit, gives even more reason to ...

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That’s the alarming message from a new study published in the journal Chemosphere. Cooking with any plastic utensil has long been seen as worrisome because heat can cause chemicals in the ...

But with all the thick cover, he couldn’t get a clear rangefinder reading. He decided to stalk closer. At last Sykes was at 17 yards, with just a small hole in the brush to thread an arrow through.

We’ve updated the section “What’s up with black plastic?” to include guidance concerning coffee makers. It’s probably time to ditch your black plastic utensils. Research suggests that ...

The moment of truth is almost upon us. In just ten days, the world will gather in Busan, Republic of Korea, to begin the final round of negotiations on a legally binding instrument to end plastic ...

Scores are stagnating or increasing at less than half of the required rate for some indicators, including managing municipal solid waste, production-based air pollution, and exports of plastic waste.

UC Santa Barbara researchers and their colleagues estimate that without intervention, plastic pollution is on track to double by 2050. But in a study published in the journal Science, these same ...

A study released in Science determines that just four policies can reduce mismanaged plastic waste—plastic that isn't recycled or properly disposed of and ends up as pollution—by 91% and ...

Research has found that black plastic kitchen utensils and takeout containers can contain 'concerning' levels of toxic chemicals You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in ...