Say Goodbye to Toxic Microplastics With One of These Wooden Cutting Boards

Say Goodbye to Toxic Microplastics With One of These Wooden Cutting Boards

All the board, none of the plastic.Food & Wine / AmazonBetween concerns about black plastic utensils being toxic and hazardous microplastics entering food from plastic cutting boards, it can be hard to know what’s safe to use in the kitchen anymore. A 2023 study found that plastic cutting boards were a “potentially significant source of microplastics in human food.” This means that when you prepare food on plastic boards, moderate amounts of mic…

Scientists issue warning on hidden health threats lurking in farmers' fields: 'Significant research gaps'

Agricultural plastic tools may have dire consequences. The Associated Press reported on a growing body of work indicating that microplastics' toxic chemicals are seeping into soil.  What's happening? Farming soil may contain more microplastics than the ocean. Common plastic farming equipment, like tarps, only exacerbates the issue. However, farmers don't always have a choice. Jacob Ogola, an independent agronomist based in Uganda, told the AP th…

Tiny plastic, big impact: How microplastics impact the earth and our bodies

Microplastics are in everything we use, but how are we exposed, and what harm do they cause to us? Eyewitness News spoke to an expert who explained the details.

The S/LAB Cutting Board Preserves Wood's Natural Grain

This unique cutting board from KnIndustrie celebrates nature's beauty. Each board is a circular cross-section from a larch tree, preserving its natural

Microplastics have been enriching the environment for decades. Disintegration of existing plastics is a problem, because a new French study shows that even when used ambitiously against new plastic waste, a massive increase in microplastics in seas and air threatens.

A study by French scientists estimates that the pollution of the environment by microplastics is higher than previously assumed.