Child-proofing your home isn't easy. Besides watching for recalls of children's products, it's also important to keep track of recalls of household products and, if your child is at all athletic, ...

On a pristine beach in Gippsland, a team of scientists are dumping plastic rubbish. Their littering is extremely precise. When they're done, 14 squares of trash — each exactly 2 square metres ...

If you have a black spatula in your kitchen, or other black plastic items around your house like takeout containers or children’s toys, they could contain high levels of toxic flame retardants.

Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (NOA) using AI narration. For the past several years, I’ve been telling my friends what I’m going to tell you: Throw out your black plastic spatula.

Countries gathered in Colombia to work on a treaty to end plastic pollution must strive for “an ambitious, credible and just” deal that responds to the needs of communities everywhere, including some ...

Before requesting monitoring, households should make sure they are placing all acceptable recyclables in the blue cart, green waste in the green cart, “and compacting the trash going into the ...

“The clear plastic protects both my shoes and clothes, and is simple to clean with a damp cloth.” If you’re blessed with a big closet, look for a larger option like this one with deeper ...

By Dana G. Smith The concept is simple and alluring: There are special regions around the world — called blue zones — where people regularly remain vibrant and active into their 90s and 100s ...

Polling shows environmental issues are far from the top of voters’ minds this year, and the global plastics crisis rarely gets a mention—unless it’s to defend plastic straws. Nevertheless ...