We're surrounded by plastics and other synthetic chemicals. Are you aware of these less obvious sources?

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If you're trying to reduce your plastic consumption, start in your kitchen. These eco-friendly kitchen item swaps make for safer, smarter alternatives.

It's a plastic world out there. About 460 million metric tons of the material are made each year, according to the United Nations, and some scientists are growing increasingly worried that ...

If you’re taking stock of your kitchen tools, a cursory scan around the room will probably reveal a common trend: black plastic. “Black plastic is in virtually every kitchen in America,” said Judith ...

Look around your kitchen, and plastic is hiding everywhere. It is in your snack bags, food wraps, utensils, and even clinging to your leftovers. Those tiny plastic fragments? They are called ...

It all started when my husband noticed knife marks on our cutting boards and suggested we get some new, non-plastic ones. He'd read an article warning that plastic cutting boards can shed microscopic ...

You may need to check your kitchen tools. Recent research has revealed alarming levels of toxic flame retardants in black-colored plastic kitchen utensils, raising concerns about potential health ...