A clear plastic tubular feeder that has a short perch beneath each port should cost less than $20. High-quality seed should cost about $20 for a 20-pound bag. Black oil sunflower seed is the best ...

Keep reading to find out exactly what the reported dangers of black plastic are, what alternative materials may be safer and to get a few cooking utensil recommendations. SKIP AHEAD Is it really ...

The study, by researchers at the advocacy group Toxic-Free Future, sought to determine whether black plastic household products ... A reference dose is a sort of limit on safe exposure to a ...

Tonje Thilesen for The New York Times Supported by By Emily Schmall Q: I have a few black plastic kitchen utensils ... retardants did not apply to such materials. The fact that the banned ...

When a recent study found that household items made of black plastic—from kitchen tools ... flame retardants in products like food contact materials and toys and kitchen utensils, where no ...

A first-of-its-kind study from researchers at the University ... It's important to find the specific wavelength of the plastic materials, so that the sensing technology can filter out materials ...

The new plastic, alkyl SP₂, was created by drying the thick, sticky liquid layer. The desalting process was vital because when the material was put in salt water, it reversed and dissolved in "a ...

When looking for new cooking ware, Turner says that it’d be more sustainable, and potentially safer, to reduce the use of black plastic items and opt for a material or color that’s more easily ...

The study examined 203 black plastic household products, including 109 kitchen utensils, 36 toys, 30 hair accessories, and 28 food serviceware products. Of those 203 products, only 20 (10 percent ...

An alarming study that had Americans tossing out their black plastic kitchen utensils, toys and to-go packages earlier this month overstated the concern, the researchers admit. But they still say ...