To create new forms of food packaging to replace the unsustainable ... s Wyss Institute created “shrilk,” a low-cost, clear plastic that’s completely compostable. Made of chitosan, derived ...

But it’s also clear that they are also responsible ... to reduce our exposure and our children’s exposure to plastic.” Food Packaging Regulations Are Rolling Out–But Not Fast Enough ...

Microplastics pose a threat to heart health, causing harmful changes in vascular cells and increasing the risk of ...

A new study found plastic chemicals in 86 percent of food tested. Learn what this means for your health and how to protect yourself.

And they seem to lurk everywhere: in pesticides, cosmetics, and especially plastic packaging ... the tough, clear, flexible plastic called polycarbonate. And that proximity to food is what ...

The aim of the survey was to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted Canadian consumers’ attitudes towards single-use plastic food packaging. The report which compares two cross-national ...

PET (or PETE) Polyethylene terephthalate Clear drinks bottles, food packaging such as fruit punnets ... Not generally collected from households for recycling. However, mixed plastic recycling is ...