The Hefty ReNew bags are pulled off the recycling line at Rumpke and dumped down an orange chute to be sent to Hefty for recycling. It's been a year since Rumpke began accepting additional flexible ...

Plastic cups are widely used for convenience at parties, restaurants, schools, and sporting events. While many are considered safe for single or limited use, some plastics have raised cancer-related ...

Plastic is a cheap material for mass-producing cups. Unfortunately, it can also break down and leach harmful materials into the liquid. Here are several plastic cups recalled for toxic ingredients.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many consumers trust that when they toss a plastic cup into a recycling bin at a restaurant or coffee shop, it will be recycled ...

(AP) - Booming sales of cold drinks at Starbucks have created a problem: growing amounts of plastic waste from the single-use cups in which Frappuccinos, Refreshers, cold brews and other iced drinks ...

Plastic and plastic-lined paper cups release thousands of microplastic fragments into hot drinks Higher liquid temperatures increase microplastic release from takeaway cups significantly Plastic-lined ...

It's 7:45am. You grab a takeout coffee from your local café, wrap your hands around the warm cup, take a sip, and head to the office. To most of us, that cup feels harmless—just a convenient tool for ...