You see photos of plastic pollution in the ocean, but it can be hard to connect that to the plastic you're buying and using every day. Here are three ways the plastic you throw away can end up in the ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Finding mold is a dreaded occurrence for just about any homeowner.. While a little mold might seem like a small annoyance ...

Researchers have cracked the code for turning plastic back into the building blocks to make new plastics. It could revolutionize recycling, which studies have shown is broken. Researchers at UC ...

Despite the planet’s growing plastic pollution crisis, petroleum-based polymers have become an integral part of modern life. They make cars and airplanes lighter and more energy efficient.

Mold often can be found growing in damp areas, including bathrooms. Mold is a natural part of the environment and can be found growing just about anywhere that moisture and oxygen are present ...

The world produces around 250 million tons of plastic waste in municipalities in one year — plastic bottles, cigarette butts, plastic packaging and much more. Much of that waste — equivalent ...

Watch the CBS Reports documentary, "Advanced Recycling: Does Big Plastic's Idea Work?" About 48 million tons of plastic waste are generated each year in the U.S., and very little of it is ever ...

By Teddy Rosenbluth and Christina Jewett Federal meat inspectors documented black mold, water dripping over ... In October 2023, an inspector noted plastic wrapped around an overhead pipe outside ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning plastic bags from grocery store checkouts, including the thicker, "reusable" bags that stores switched to after an earlier ban. “We deserve a ...