Reducing plastic waste sometimes feels like a puzzle. Wasting food is bad, but preserving it to sell or save often involves wrapping it up in plastic. What’s the right thing to do if we want to waste ...

We’ve updated this piece to clarify and add context to a study finding flame-retardant chemicals in some black plastic. February 2025 It’s probably time to ditch your plastic utensils.

Spoiler alert: plastic wrap isn’t the answer ... deeply like it would with many other food products. "Look out if it's black mold or something like that," he says, "but the thing is, it's ...

Oven mitts? Don’t get him started. The same goes for plastic food wrap. I used to laugh at his disdain for the thin tubes we’d buy from the grocery store. I’d hear him grumbling and swearing as he ...

Plastic wrap is an essential item in every kitchen. However, it can sometimes become overly sticky when trying to cover items. Here are some tips to make it more manageable. We use plastic wrap ...

Erika Kubick, an ex-cheesemonger and cookbook writer, has revealed the cardinal sin of cheese storage: keeping it in the supermarket's plastic wrap. Erika explained: "Cheese is alive and breathing ...

Plastic wrap parenting, characterized by overprotectiveness and excessive control, limits children's autonomy, decision-making, and social development. This approach can lead to indecisiveness ...

Recycled plastic, melded together from different coloured items ... the impact of disposing of stuff that still has a use could be quite significant,” said Adam Herriott, of the environmental campaign ...

There’s yet more evidence that exposure to plastics can be harmful to health. Recent research indicates that black plastic found in items like food containers, kitchen utensils, and toys often ...

This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and science podcast. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Late last year, people turned against their black plastic ...

Is your kitchen bin or recycling overflowing with plastic bags, containers and produce wrapping? Plastic has become so commonplace that it’s easy to overlook how much of it you use and forget it ...