Tandy Leather Factory Inc. is selling the corporate buildings, including its primary distribution center and flagship store in the North Texas city for $26.5 million before taxes and expenses ...

That black plastic spatula in your kitchen drawer? It may be time to toss it. Recently, there’s been lots of buzz about the dangers of cooking with black plastic utensils — think spoons ...

Negotiators are gathering in Busan, South Korea, this week in a final push to forge a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution. “We must end plastic pollution before plastic ...

The aim is to produce a legally binding treaty that will address the world’s plastic pollution problem by tackling the material throughout its full lifecycle. National delegations still have ...

Many nations hope to reduce the half a billion tons of plastic made each year. But pushback from plastic and oil producers, and Donald Trump’s election, could scuttle an agreement. By Hiroko ...

Documents leaked from an industry group show how plastics companies are pushing back against a “tide of anti-plastic sentiment.” By Hiroko Tabuchi Paid influencers on TikTok. An infomercial ...

But the rise in popularity has led to an unintended consequence: Along with orange peels and eggshells, people are tossing twist ties, cling wrap, foam trays and other plastic food packaging into ...

Deep-diving toothed whales wash up dead with stomachs full of plastic and prey alike. Their built-in sonar likely can’t tell the difference. Two adult sperm whales swim side by side in Dominica.

It’s one of the biggest cooking weeks of the year for many families. Chances are there’s a well-used black plastic spatula, spoon or ladle near the stove. Scientists say it belongs in the trash.

Plastic waste pollutes our oceans, food, even our bodies. This week, 175 countries are trying to create a treaty to reduce that waste. Nations such as Saudi Arabia and Russia, who produce fossil ...

The study's conclusion — that dangerous levels of flame-retardant chemicals had been found in a variety of plastic household items, including kitchen utensils — was alarming to many on social ...

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