The study found higher levels of toxic flame retardants in polystyrene plastic, which is labeled with the number 6, said Liu. When did recycled e-waste begin contaminating black plastic products?

The US Environmental Protection Agency fails to protect the public from a toxic flame retardant found in black plastic consumer products, a new lawsuit alleges.

The products in your kitchen that are made of black plastic, such as a spatula, could contain high levels of flame retardants and other toxic chemicals.

To meet the demand for material to make new goods, black plastic from recycled electronic waste—computers, TVs, appliances—is often used instead. That might sound like an environmental win.

Just 3.8 miles from Cadena’s home, Waste Management owns the 1,600-acre Kettleman Hills Facility, a hazardous waste site permitted to hold up to 15 million tons of toxic materials.

Since its ruling last Tuesday, Greece has to pay $19,000 a day until its authorities clean up Kouroupitos, a toxic waste dump in a waterless ravine not far from the tourist beaches of western ...

The US Environmental Protection Agency fails to protect the public from a toxic flame retardant found in black plastic consumer products, a new lawsuit alleges.

Just 3.8 miles from Cadena’s home, Waste Management owns the 1,600-acre Kettleman Hills Facility, a hazardous waste site permitted to hold up to 15 million tons of toxic materials.

Toxic chemical in black plastic utensils and toys is being allowed to proliferate by EPA, ... Electronic waste, or e-waste, also includes out-of-date and discarded monitors, televisions, ...

Just 3.8 miles from Cadena’s home, Waste Management owns the 1,600-acre Kettleman Hills Facility, a hazardous waste site permitted to hold up to 15 million tons of toxic materials.