Professor Edward Kosior  The fifth session of negotiations (INC-5) for a global treaty on plastic pollution at COP29 in Busan ...

Their brief? To create new forms of food packaging to replace the unsustainable designs upon which modern life seems to depend: single-use plastic beverage cups, lids, straws, and bottles.

Switch to reusable glass or stainless steel containers for food storage. "Plastic packaging, especially black plastics, are particularly harmful due to their chemical makeup," Pollock said.

No, you should not put that Tupperware or Ziploc bag in the microwave to heat your lunch. “It’s not safe to heat plastic in the microwave,” said Stephanie Eick, assistant professor of ...

As environmental concerns grow, more and more U.S. states are banning or restricting the use of plastic foam foodware.

Dr. Stephanie Widmer explains potential hazards of single-use plastic. Safety concerns have loomed over microplastics, be it from your cutting board while prepping food to cook at home or items ...

And during the analysis it was found that the aluminum tube packaging often weighed more than the food it contained. And this resulted in the development of lightweight plastic containers.

Over-reacting or not, several consumer groups and clinicians — backed by new data — want phthalates out of the food supply. But is it a doable and practical task?