plastics

8 Zero Waste and Toxin-Free Cleaning Hacks

8 Zero Waste and Toxin-Free Cleaning Hacks

It’s common to have a cabinet under the kitchen sink filled with plastic bottles of sprays, solutions, and solvents for every cleaning need. But did you know it’s easy to keep your home spotless and sanitary without toxic chemicals and extra waste? Here’s how to get started. 1. Make Your Own Cleaners Many household cleaners […]

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    New California Law Could Eliminate 23 Million Tons of Plastic in 10 Years

    New California Law Could Eliminate 23 Million Tons of Plastic in 10 Years

    A newly signed law in California, SB54, is set to reduce amounts of plastic waste, improve recycling rates, and place more responsibility on producers rather than consumers to curb plastic pollution. The new law requires a 25% decrease in single-use plastics entering the market over the next 10 years, and nearly half of that reduction […]

    New Plastic Alternative Degrades Into Sugar

    New Plastic Alternative Degrades Into Sugar

    Scientists around the world are working to find an alternative to fossil-fuel based plastics that contribute to the climate crisis and persist in the environment, including the ocean.  In the latest attempt at a sustainable plastics alternative, researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, or EPFL, have developed a plant-based plastic alternative that […]

    Heinz Is Developing a Paper Ketchup Bottle

    Heinz Is Developing a Paper Ketchup Bottle

    Heinz is ready to move on from squeezable plastic bottles into the “Ketchup Bottle of Tomorrow” — a bottle made entirely of sustainably sourced wood pulp. The company announced its partnership with Pulpex to develop a paper bottle for Heinz ketchup. The new bottles will be paper-based, renewable, and recyclable and sourced from sustainable materials, […]

    3,240 Potentially Harmful Chemicals Found in Food Packaging

    3,240 Potentially Harmful Chemicals Found in Food Packaging

    As food processing and packaging has become increasingly more complex, the question, “What’s in our food?” has become harder to answer. A team of international scientists has compiled a new database of 3,240 potentially harmful chemicals that have been measured in “food contact materials (FCMs),” like packaging and processing equipment, utensils and reusable food containers. […]