Find out the safety benefits and drawbacks of both. If you have a kitchen, and you’re an avid home cook, you probably have one of these: a cutting board. It’s an absolute necessity for food prep, and ...

The debate between wood and plastic cutting boards has been simmering for years, and with Food Safety Education Month upon us, it's the perfect time to revisit the question. Is wood truly better for ...

Wondering which type to use? The answer isn’t so cut and dry.

There are some key differences between plastic and wood cutting boards, but even among wood boards, there are benefits and drawbacks. The kind of wood used, as well as the construction of the board, ...

Development of a plastic substitute equal to the strength of conventional wood lumber has long been a holy grail for plastics researchers and manufacturers. A Rochester, Minn.-based startup says it ...

Boosted by new environmental regulations and growing demand for lumber, a Cary manufacturer is on a roll, producing a woodlike plastic that company leaders say is more durable than the real thing.

You can saw it, you can sand it and, if you want to, you can carve your sweetheart's name into it. But beware: Mementos etched into this park bench won't last forever. That transient quality is one of ...

Newark, Oct. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Brainy Insights estimates that the global plastic lumber market will grow from USD 5.38 Billion in 2022 to USD 15.41 Billion by 2032. In comparison to ...

Ask any chef or home cook what the single most important tool in the kitchen is and he or she will almost certainly give you the same answer: a chef's knife. One, dependable all-purpose chef's knife - ...