Many fast food wrappers and containers have a grease-repelling chemical coating, which according to a report in the journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters, may consist of fluorinated compounds.
The participants were instructed to return all uneaten foods as well as all wrappers and containers from the snacks that were consumed.
Some phthalates can be absorbed through the skin (Janjua et al. 2007); in addition, they can be ingested, because they can migrate from wrappers and containers to foods (Wormuth et al. 2006).
Buy produce and foods from the grocery store that are not already stored in plastic wrappers and containers.
These include straws, cigarette butts, plastic bags, bottle caps, food wrappers and beverage containers.
She would often awake to find evidence from her prior night's activities, discovering wrappers and empty yogurt containers near her bed the next morning.
Food wrappers, beverage containers, and cups, plates and cutlery are always among the top ten items removed from our beaches in Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup, the world's largest volunteer effort for ocean health.
Standing ankle-deep in discarded sand- wich wrappers, coffee containers and Johnson placards on the Convention floor after Stevenson had won (he received 905 votes, Johnson 80), Connally shouted defiantly, "Don't you worry, this was just a practice run.
"We all came to work on Monday and people found tiki-torch wrappers and tiki-torch fuel containers in the bushes, and discarded, burned-out torches in the trash can behind the library". Several people contacted her and asked that they be added to the collection.
One guest will very sweetly bring olives or cheese, then spread the bag, wrappers, containers and contents over the precious counter space.
The charity has collected more than 60 million cigarette filters, about a third of all rubbish it has picked up from beaches and more than plastic wrappers, containers, bottle caps, eating utensils and bottles combined.
