For people, the concern is direct exposure. Humans may consume up to 5 grams (0.18 ounces) of plastic particles weekly ...

"During food intake, the water flows through the permeable funnel wall, is filtered, and the particle-free water is then ...

Plastic pollution does more than litter landscapes and oceans. According to a new perspective article published in ...

Researchers developed a plant based plastic that stays strong during use but dissolves safely in seawater, leaving no ...

Due to its minuscule size and its ease of scattering, glitter is more harmful than other sorts of microplastics.

A new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts and its partners predicts that plastic pollution will more than double over the ...

New laws go into effect every year, but few have as broad an impact on California consumers as the state’s full ban on ...

Senior leaders from the Philippine government, international development agencies, multinational companies, and civil society ...

Scientists are urging governments to act immediately on plastic pollution, warning that waiting for a binding Global Plastics Treaty could mean years of damaging delay while plastic waste continues to ...

The bar is low, according to a new study, less than three sugar cubes worth could kill birds like Atlantic puffins, for ...

Scientists have developed new models that show plastic waste is accumulating differently in oceans than previously believed. While most attention has been focused on plastic that collects in large ...

Scientists are increasingly blunt about a habit that once felt harmless: heating leftovers in plastic. As research on ...