So which is worse for the environment – plastic or food waste? We enter the plastic paradox. According to anti-waste charity WRAP, increasing the shelf life of produce by just one day would save ...

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Andrea Bassetti The 2025 Plastic Recycling Conference, held in National Harbor, Maryland, brought together over 2,500 ...

highlighting the urgency of integrating plastic mitigation into global efforts to ensure a sustainable food supply”. They estimated that such photosynthesis losses could lead to a 4% to 14% ...

Microplastics are in our water, air and seafood. It's been recently discovered to be in chewing gum, too. Here's what to know about microplastics in your foods. Taylor Leamey Senior Writer Taylor ...

Plastic is inexpensive to produce while being lightweight and sturdy. Its applications range from food and beverage packing to clothing and health care. When a plastic item ends its useful life ...

Plastic is inexpensive to produce while being lightweight and sturdy. Its applications range from food and beverage packing to clothing and health care. When a plastic item ends its useful life ...

A chopping board that has seen better days, for example, might be shedding microplastics into our food. Same goes for the battered plastic container holding your carefully prepped meals.