By now, you've probably heard the bad news about the black plastic kitchen utensils so many of us (myself included) have in our homes. A recent study published in Chemosphere revealed that black ...

"It really kills me to throw it out." Distressed resident left baffled by unexpected issue with kitchen utensils: 'I hope ...

Convenience stores and fast-food chains will be obliged to charge for disposable plastic spoons, straws and forks from spring 2022 under legislation passed June 4 by the Diet to cut down on such ...

So what makes this particular genre of utensils so bad? In order to break it down, we need to take a closer look at how they’re made. Automated recycling machines struggle to detect black plastic, ...

The General Assembly’s Environment Committee passed a bill on March 24 that will ban plastic utensils, straws, stirrers, and ...

When ordering food on DoorDash or Uber Eats, sometimes the delivery comes with single use plastic cutlery. This bill would ...

The days of customers getting free plastic spoons and 11 other single-use plastic items commonly handed out at convenience stores and other locations in Japan will likely end in April 2022.

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Since the Oregon Legislature voted to ban single-use plastic grocery bags and limit plastic straws in 2019, most Oregonians have grown used to bringing their own bags to the ...

Overheating non-stick cookware and plastic utensils may release harmful chemicals that pose cancer risks. Non-stick pans coated with Teflon can emit toxic fumes, including PFOA, if overheated.

According to the article, 66 per cent of respondents who took part in a survey use plastic utensils, and 68 per cent use straws when dining out. This trend has helped increase Hong Kong’s ...

“You’re not going to get rid of your exposure to microplastics by not using plastic utensils,” Adams notes. “People worry about water bottles – should I drink from a plastic water bottl ...