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Health2 major lifestyle changes can drastically reduce your microplastics exposure
By Ani FreedmanMay 6, 2025
New Jersey bill targeting plastic packaging would require it to be recyclable or compostable by 2034
EnvironmentNew Jersey bill targeting plastic packaging would require it to be recyclable or compostable by 2034
By Wayne Parry and The Associated PressDecember 12, 2024
Plastic Pepsi bottles in a bundle
RetailCoca-Cola and Pepsi, two of the world’s top plastic polluters, just got slapped with a lawsuit alleging exaggerated recycling claims and downplayed health effects
By Jaimie Ding and The Associated PressNovember 1, 2024
Phthalates can be found in “a broad swath” of consumer products, from personal care to food packaging. The exposure of pregnant women to such chemicals may be linked to preterm birth, Dr. Leonardo Trasande, a professor of pediatrics and population health at NYL Langone Health, tells Fortune.
HealthPlastic-linked ‘hormone-disrupting chemicals’ were potentially behind 10% of U.S. preterm births in 2018, according to new research. How families can steer clear of their danger
By Erin PraterFebruary 6, 2024
Amazon says it reduced use of single-use plastic last year but an environmental group says it jumped almost 20%
EnvironmentAmazon says it reduced use of single-use plastic last year but an environmental group says it jumped almost 20%
By Haleluya Hadero and The Associated PressDecember 15, 2022
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NewslettersAt financial software giant Intuit, A.I. is becoming ‘foundational’ to how the company operates
By Jeremy KahnAugust 26, 2022
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NewslettersA.I. is rapidly transforming biological research—with big implications for everything from drug discovery to agriculture to sustainability
By Jeremy KahnJuly 28, 2022
A loggerhead sea turtle trapped in a “ghost net” in the Azores
TechHow Samsung’s new line of mobile phones aims to stop the world from ‘choking on plastic’
By Bernhard WarnerMarch 22, 2022
Actress Emma Watson standing at a podium at a UN event.
TechActress Emma Watson and Twitter’s cofounder back startup aiming to revolutionize plastic
By Jeremy KahnJune 30, 2021
Plastics recycling
CommentaryWhy COVID-19 is a wake-up call for sustainability
By Surendra PatawariJune 13, 2020
Plastic that travels 8,000 miles: the global crisis in recycling
MagazinePlastic that travels 8,000 miles: the global crisis in recycling
By Vivienne WaltMarch 16, 2020
Plastic trash bag on beach
NewslettersShould the CEO Be the CSO?: CEO Daily
By Eamon Barrett and David MeyerSeptember 5, 2019
Nest Founder Says Plastic Apologists Are ‘Lying’
ConferencesNest Founder Says Plastic Apologists Are ‘Lying’
By Eamon BarrettSeptember 4, 2019
Dow Chemical CEO Jim Fitterling
NewslettersDow Chemical’s Sustainability Drive: CEO Daily
By Eamon Barrett and David MeyerSeptember 4, 2019
Dow Chemical CEO Jim Fitterling
NewslettersThe Word of 2019 Isn’t ‘Plastics’: CEO Daily
By David Meyer and Alan MurrayAugust 13, 2019
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