Phthalates, a class of chemicals added to some plastics to make them more flexible, can leach out of food packaging. Some phthalates are known endocrine disruptors that can impact health.

The California bill would ban the sale or distribution of new or refurbished disposable vapes in the state, beginning Jan. 1, ...

Holt was found dead in her home’s bathroom with a plastic bag tightly taped around her neck, and her death was initially ...

Over the past decade, the plastic straw came to symbolize a global pollution crisis. Here's more about the larger fight over ...

The Montgomery County Council has passed the Bring Your Own Bag (BYOB) Bill that bans most single-use plastic bags within the county. Montgomery County’s LoveFlash buses have returned for February ...

Basically, the Rover dispenser is compatible with any kind of liquid deodorant, gel, powder, balm, oils, or sticks, thereby ...

US President Donald Trump reversed a target set by his predecessor Joe Biden to eliminate plastic straws across government ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is moving to reverse a federal push away from plastic straws, declaring that paper ...

Security cameras recorded a man leaving a newborn in a plastic bag; authorities and social media users help identify the suspect.

Poly-Pak Industries Inc., which has manufactured plastic bags at the company’s headquarters at 125 Spagnoli Rd. since the mid-1970s and has 177 employees, filed the Worker Adjustment and Retraining ...