Our brains are increasingly plastic. Minuscule shards and flakes of polymers are surprisingly abundant in brain tissue, a study of postmortem brains shows.

Cayuga Climate Action will host two polystyrene foam recycling events from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8.

"SCS and Plarebel sign reciprocal membership agreement" was originally created and published by Packaging Gateway, a GlobalData owned brand. The Fed chair will answer questions after the central ...

Styrenics Circular Solutions (SCS), the value chain initiative to realise the circular economy for styrenic polymers, today announced a reciprocal membership agreement with Plarebel, a Belgian ...

Say no to black plastic containers! Black plastic contains harmful chemicals that can impact your health and the ...

A new study shows that microplastics are making their way into our brains, and that their concentrations are rising.

In 2023, the Oregon legislature passed Senate Bill 543, which bans many uses of polystyrene foam (commonly known by its brand name, Styrofoam) in ...

Mexico's national plastics industry association, Anipac, is engaging with legislators who are planning to ban single-use ...

Microplastics can be very difficult to detect. Researchers make concerning discovery after exposing fish to mounting threats — here's what they uncovered first appeared on The Cool Down.

Six restaurants in Hong Kong have been fined HK$2,000 each for repeatedly failing to comply with the single-use plastics ban ...

We all want our home to be a clean, safe place. However, these common household items could potentially be toxic, and you may ...

Microplastics, defined as tiny plastic pieces less than five millimeters in size, are linked to serious health conditions such as endocrine disruptions and metabolic disorders. The problem? They're in ...