Now, a study published in Chemosphere, which was led by researchers at Toxic-Free Future and the Amsterdam Institute for Life and Environment at Vrije Universiteit, gives even more reason to ...

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That’s the alarming message from a new study published in the journal Chemosphere. Cooking with any plastic utensil has long been seen as worrisome because heat can cause chemicals in the ...

We’ve updated the section “What’s up with black plastic?” to include guidance concerning coffee makers. It’s probably time to ditch your black plastic utensils. Research suggests that ...

More convergence is needed on plastic products and chemicals of concern, sustainable consumption and production measures, and how to finance implementation. The Chair will shortly present this ...

This is an image of Earth from space. Credit: NASA / CC BY NC 2.0 What species will become the next rulers of Earth when humans are no longer dominant? Scientists and futurists have long speculated ...

Meanwhile, plastic pollution could nearly double, reaching 121 million metric tons, according to the study. In such a business-as-usual scenario, the world would amass sufficient waste between ...

Four global policies could eliminate more than 90% of plastic waste and 30% of linked carbon emissions by 2050 Date: November 14, 2024 Source: University of California - Santa Barbara Summary: A ...

UC Santa Barbara researchers and their colleagues estimate that without intervention, plastic pollution is on track to double by 2050. But in a study published in the journal Science, these same ...

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