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Nestlé, Mondelēz leave the US Plastics Pact

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Common Plastics Could Raise Your Risk of Heart Disease

Key points A new study from New York University links the plastic chemical DEHP, commonly found in household products, to…

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Heart disease deaths worldwide linked to chemical widely used in plastics

Daily exposure to certain chemicals used to make plastic household items could be linked to more than 356,000 global deaths…

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General Mills projects plastics decreases as product portfolio changes

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Polymers with flawed fillers boost heat transfer in plastics

In the quest to design the next generation of materials for modern devices – ones that are lightweight, flexible and…

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Birds breathe in dangerous plastics — and so do we

Microscopic plastic pollutants drifting through the air are lodging in the lungs of birds, a new University of Texas at…

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Micro-nano plastics make other pollutants more dangerous to plants and intestinal cells

Micro- and nanoscale plastic particles in soil and water can significantly increase how much toxic chemicals plants and human intestinal…

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