If you were using a contaminated spatula, the study said, you could be exposing yourself to 80 percent of the daily EPA limit ...

Welcome to Plastic-Free Kitchen Week on the Strategist, where we’ve been obsessively researching and testing plastic ...

Black plastic containers and other items were found to contain chemicals that can be harmful to our health. If you wanted to, you could easily identify types of food from their takeout container.

If you’re worried about black plastic containers and the potential health risks they represent, you’re not alone. TikTok user Wendy’s (@wendymarie876) posted a viral clip showing cost ...

There are many restaurants that place their to-go orders in black plastic containers. If you receive food in one of them, do not use it to reheat the food or your leftovers — transfer the food ...

Black plastic containers: These are another popular choice for restaurants, and while they are often made from recycled materials -- making them at least somewhat eco-friendly ...

Go to your kitchen, grab your black spatula and throw it in the trash. Immediately. That's the alarming message from a new study published in the journal Chemosphere. Cooking with any plastic ...

Recycling the wrong things makes the whole system run slower. Here are seven takeout containers that don't belong in your recycling bin.

Most black plastic containers are not microwave-safe. "If you're using takeout containers to reheat food, they need to be labeled as heat-safe," advises Ricardo Jarquin, executive chef of Loews ...

Toys with black plastic can be even more harmful to young children, whose bodies are still developing. ... There are many restaurants that place their to-go orders in black plastic containers.

For years, Minneapolis has banned non-compostable, non-recyclable to-go containers. Starting Jan. 1, black plastic, which isn't compatible with recycling equipment, was included in that ban's ...