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I recently tossed my scratched and stained mixing bowls, so now I’m on the lookout for plastic-free replacements. I like how durable and lightweight plastic bowls are, but I’m trying to cut down on ...

Water used to wash recycling materials in the study became progressively darker as it was reused. Photo courtesy of Greg Curtzwiler/Iowa State University. Researchers from Iowa State’s Polymer and ...

A new Netflix documentary explores whether cutting out plastic can improve our health. But it’s hardly a perfect experiment. By Nina Agrawal In “The Plastic Detox,” a new documentary out Monday on ...