The time of wooden cutting boards is long gone. They sure had a moment, but we are in the era of plastics now, and they seem to have taken over kitchens everywhere. This may be for good reason, too.

Polyethylene, a plastic that is both cheap and easy to process, accounts for nearly one-third of the world's plastic waste. An interdisciplinary team from the University of Bayreuth has investigated ...

Plastics are synthetic or semi-synthetic materials made from polymers, which are long chains of molecules typically derived from petroleum, natural gas, or other organic sources. Plastics are ...