If you've been active on TikTok in recent months, you've probably seen a buzzy video or two surrounding the black plastic cooking utensils controversy. A recent study suggested that black-colored ...

Several VERIFY readers reached out to us to ask if black plastics, such as those used in cooking utensils, toys and food containers, are made from recycled electronics, and whether they contain ...

Trying to recycle the wrong materials only clogs up the system. We asked a recycling expert about the dos and don'ts of recycling takeout boxes.

Most black plastic containers are non-recyclable. Takeout containers are becoming more eco-friendly, but there are still some that you can't recycle. Mastering recycling in 2025 means understanding ...