When I bought my first set of pots and pans, I made sure they were coated with Teflon. At the time, that was the gold standard in nonstick cookware. I wanted to make sure I could cook with abandon ...

Plastic debris like this is just one example of the fate of over eight billion tonnes ... For example, polytetrafluoroethylene, a chemical coating more commonly known by its brand name, Teflon, is ...