More than half of the street fentanyl samples collected in November 2024 contained BTMPS, and many contained more BTMPS than ...

Experts call for reducing toxic chemicals in plastics and stronger regulations to ensure safer, more sustainable production.

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What if plastics could self-destruct when their time as a useful product ends? Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories are exploring this concept in one of their latest projects.

Concerns about the safety of non-stick frying pans and black spatulas are rife, especially on social media. But are they ...

Researchers are calling for a substantial reduction in the number of chemicals used in plastics manufacturing, and a complete ban of chemicals known to be detrimental to both human health and the ...

Getty A debate about whether black-colored plastic used in items including kitchen utensils could contain cancerous chemicals might be missing the point, according to experts. As previously ...

We’ve updated this piece to clarify and add context to a study finding flame-retardant chemicals in some black plastic. February 2025 It’s probably time to ditch your plastic utensils.

Shares in Origin Materials Inc. jumped nearly 25% Thursday on the news that the specialty chemical company started commercial production of fully recyclable plastic bottle caps. Shares in Origin ...

Plastic waste scavenged from river channels and dump sites in Kenya. Tony Karuma / AFP via Getty Images The DOE’s chemical recycling initiatives are part of a long series of government attempts ...

The company will invest in new pilot facilities for the chemical decomposition of waste plastics to produce recycled BHET (r-BHET), linking them with existing commercial copolyester production ...