Food packaging from five countries has complex, unique chemical fingerprints, and some items contain thousands of different chemicals, according to a new study (Environ. Sci. Technol. 2024, DOI: ...

Hard plastic packaging — clam shells and blister packs — have risen in popularity because they provide a high level of product protection. Over time, both producers and consumers have also found ...

It takes more than 1,000 years for plastic to decompose. Every plastic bottle, straw and container ever thrown away is still intact and somewhere on earth. The plastic problem affects every part of ...