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"We still really don't have any idea what the human health consequences of this are."

CR tested popular fast foods and supermarket staples for bisphenols and phthalates, which can be harmful to your health. Here's what we found—and how to stay safer.

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If you're eating protein, you could be ingesting hundreds of tiny pieces of plastic each year, research finds. A new study by researchers with the nonprofit Ocean Conservancy and the University of Toronto found microplastics - tiny particles ranging from one micrometer (one thousandth of a millimeter) to half a centimeter in size - in nearly 90 percent of protein food samples tested.Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post...

Consumer Reports tested popular fast foods and supermarket staples for bisphenols and phthalates, which can be harmful to your health.

As microplastics get more scrutiny, demand for glitter that biodegrades in nature is growing. For Bioglitter, which uses plant-based cellulose to make its product, that's a big opportunity.

A bit of glitter is like a bottle of champagne on New Years Eve: Its all fun and games until the next morning. Traditional glitter is a microplastic, which means most of it ends up in bodies of water after a single use. Earlier this year, the European Union banned the sale of loose-plastic glitter entirely, citing the impacts on the environment.

From greening global trade to reducing the “embodied” carbon emissions generated by building materials to de-fossilizing our economy through innovation in green chemistry and green engineering, Yale faculty and thought leaders participating in COP28 emphasized a multidisciplinary approach to addressing the climate crisis. 

From greening global trade, to reducing the “embodied” carbon emissions generated by building materials, to de-fossilizing our economy through innovation in green chemistry and green engineering, Yale faculty and thought leaders participating in COP28 emphasized a multidisciplinary approach to addressing the climate crisis. 

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