You may have bought a drink recently and noticed something odd: the once removable cap is now tethered to the bottle by a small strip of plastic. Manufacturers have included the tether on bottles sold ...

Have you ever stopped to think about what happens to those little orange pill bottles after you finish your prescription? Every year, around 200 billion of these bottles are produced worldwide, and ...

It's time to pour out the truth about plastic water bottles and explore why making the switch to reusable alternatives is a win for both your body and the planet. Plastic water bottles, particularly ...

Bottled water is up to a hundred times worse than previously thought when it comes to the number of tiny plastic bits it contains, a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ...

Experts explain some of the potential risks. Ask Well Experts explain some of the potential risks. Credit...Eric Helgas for The New York Times Supported by By Melinda Wenner Moyer Q: If I leave a ...

How Are Plastic Bottles Made? Plastics are made from oil or natural gas, which are made of molecules called hydrocarbons. When you heat hydrocarbons to very high temperatures, they break down into ...

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