A green accounting method called “mass balance” certifies that something was manufactured with recycled plastic — just not necessarily much of the bottle making the claim. By Julie Creswell and Hiroko ...

Is it true that you should not drink from plastic water bottles left in a hot car? Microplastics — plastic particles smaller than five millimeters — are in our food, water, clothing, personal care ...

Etched into a 1913 newspaper, the scene of a family picnic advertised a revolutionary canteen: a vacuum sealed product that would keep hot things hot and cold things cold. “The first cost is the last ...

The identification of polymeric hardening agents has resulted in unexpected consequences for humanity. Compared to other modalities, plastic containers have low initial costs and may be formed into ...