A new study¹ suggests that BPA is not the health hazard that it has previously been thought to be. [more inside]
posted by alby on Jul 27, 2011 - 62 comments

Bisphenol A causes impotence and phthalates cause boys to act like girls.
posted by Glibpaxman on Nov 12, 2009 - 133 comments

Talk about plastic accumulating in the North Pacific gyre has popped up on and off for quite a while now. Vice is running a series on the state of the gyre, as part of their "Toxic Series". Given the fact that most plastics are not biodegradable, we need to start looking more carefully at how much damage we are doing to ourselves through our use of plastic, and what we can do about it. [more inside]
posted by TheyCallItPeace on Apr 22, 2008 - 36 comments