DEAR TIM: My home is less than 2 months old and I already have a problem with my downspout drainage. Where the sidewalk comes up to my front porch a black corrugated plastic pipe extends through the ...

Apologies to your favorite delivery joint, but you should never eat a meal from one of those black plastic food containers again—because, as researchers recently revealed, black plastic can contain ...

New research suggests that black plastic is associated with health risks. Researchers found toxic flame retardants in many black plastic household goods. Sponsor Message : [POST-BROADCAST CORRECTION: ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. For the past several years, I’ve been telling my friends what I’m going to tell you: Throw out your black plastic spatula. In a world of plastic consumer goods, ...

Update on January 14, 2025: Added in the note regarding the errors in the original study. Checked prices on alternative products. We don’t always have the answers, but we have some people on speed ...

Editor’s note: The authors of the study described below issued a correction on Dec. 15, 2024, stating that they miscalculated the EPA’s suggested limit for the amount of BDE-209 an adult should be ...

Any plastic food packaging that’s designed to be used once and then thrown away is not good news for the environment. But the reason that black plastic poses a particular problem is because despite ...

A recent online debate has raised concerns about the safety of using plastic food delivery containers. The issue arises from the fact that they are made of ‘black plastic,' a material that is more ...

I often research and write about plastics in the home, and the net result has been me ditching my plastic cutting board and storage containers. I also use mostly wooden and metal utensils, but up ...

Black plastic containers, common in food delivery, may pose health risks due to chemicals like decaBDE, BPA, and phthalates. These substances can migrate into food, especially when heated, potentially ...