It may seem trivial, but home gardeners who choose to use plastic mulch may want to note the advantages that research has shown for colored mulches over the more traditional black plastic mulch.

This startling mechanism for promoting depolymerization relies on an additive that many plastics already contain: a pigment called carbon black that gives plastic its black color. Through a process ...

UPDATE @ 1:15 p.m. (Dec. 18): Scientists have issued a correction on this study. Researchers behind the viral study on potential toxins in common black kitchen ...

Any plastic packaging will eventually turn into microplastics if it’s left outside. But bright red, green, or blue plastic turns into pollution much faster than the colors white, black, and silver. In ...

A study says the coloring of microplastics can make a big difference in how much they heat up the Earth.

Black-colored plastic used in children's toys, takeout containers, kitchen utensils, grocery meat and produce trays may contain alarming levels of toxic flame retardants that may be leaching from ...

The study found that plastics with bright colors degrade more quickly into microplastics compared to plain-colored plastics. Microplastics, or tiny plastic particles, present serious environmental and ...