In addition to our food and water, microplastics can be found in some of the kitchen items we use the most to cook and store ...

The overconsumption of plastics has been a growing concern throughout the United States and the rest of the world for years. In 2024, there was a record number of Google searches for "microplastic" ...

Our world is awash in plastic. From single-use water bottles and food packaging to synthetic clothes, shoes, and even nail ...

Blueland makes a lot of ecofriendly, plastic-free cleaning supplies. Its dish tabs are made from naturally derived enzymes, and Strategist contributor Kiki Aranita, who has been using them for quite a ...

The Shocking Truth About Global Plastic Recycling Rates The statistics around plastic recycling are absolutely devastating.

Find out which things should stay out of the recycling bin by learning how to identify an item's recyclability based on its identification number. No matter how hard we try to implement plastic swaps ...

That unexpected ingredient is something called a plasticizer: a chemical used to make plastic more flexible and durable. Today, plasticizers—the most common of which are called phthalates—show up ...

Within 15 years, a garbage truck’s worth of plastic could be entering our environment every second. Not every minute. Every ...

Certain single-use plastics may soon be banned in the City of Santa Barbara. Items include small plastic water bottles, mylar ...

Robin Frohardt, creator of the Plastic Bag Store, holds plastic bag roses at the art installation, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023 in Ann Arbor, Mich. The Plastic Bag Store is a custom-built public art ...

Anna Gragert (she/her/hers) was previously the lifestyle editor at HelloGiggles, deputy editor at So Yummy and senior lifestyle editor at Hunker. Over the past 10+ years, Anna has also written for the ...