A recent study that recommended black plastic products be immediately thrown away due to their toxic chemical content included a mathematics error that significantly ...

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 doesn ...

A September 2024 study found that of the 14,000 known food contact chemicals present in food packaging, 3,601 -- or approximately 25% -- were detected in humans. Specifically, 235 FCCs in materials ...

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Plastic food containers are boon and bane both rolled into one. They are convenient because one can easily pack fresh food and leftovers in them both for carrying packed lunches or dinner and/or ...

Keeping your kitchen organized can feel like a chore with no end. This clever and cheap hack has been making the task easier ...

You probably use aluminum foil, parchment paper, wax paper, and maybe even plastic wrap fairly regularly. Their boxes aren’t big, no — but that’s kind of the problem. They’re skinny and tend to get ...

Your kitchen drawers are storage workhorses despite their small size, keeping everything from utensils to multi-purpose gadgets out of sight until you need them. Every little inch counts when space is ...

Eco-friendly kitchen hacks with water bottlesPhoto credit: Pexels Plastic water bottles have a sneaky way of piling up. You drink, you toss, you repeat. But while hydration matters, chucking them ...