From your tires to your laundry, everyday habits may be fueling a growing plastic problem. Now, a new lab in Oregon is taking ...

Here’s a few things to consider the next time you think about throwing a plastic item in the trash, the ocean or anywhere other than a recycling bin. A recent survey suggests that every hour people ...

Findings show that shellfish, beer, salt, and even produce carry some of the highest concentrations of microplastics in the human diet. But there are ways to mitigate exposure. Microplastics — plastic ...

It’s hard enough navigating all the decisions that come with feeding your family, without wondering if the packaging itself could be part of the problem. But that’s exactly what new research is asking ...

Plastic permeates human life — and bodies. Dr. Christopher Hine, principal investigator in Cleveland Clinic's Christopher Hine Laboratory, said some human studies have shown microplastics appearing ...

Perhaps you’ve heard of people throwing out their plastic cutting boards or know a new mom or two switching to glass bottles. The growing concern around microplastics in the things we use and wear is ...

Like many other kitchen products, the pods and cups used inside these coffee machines often contain plastic materials.

Since negotiations for a United Nations treaty to address plastic pollution began more than three years ago, protecting human health has risen to the top of many countries’ priority lists. This is ...

Single-use plastics (SUPs) seem to be everywhere. Wrapped around our food, holding our iced coffee, at the buffet line as plates and utensils, stitched into our clothing, and even within our bodies as ...

Dr. Michael Ponting is Chief Scientific Officer at Peak Nano, a leading innovator in advanced capacitor films, specialty films, and optics. "One word: plastics." That single line from The Graduate ...

While it’s generally OK to store food in plastic containers labeled with a 1, 2, 4, or 5, you should try to use glass. Plastic marked with a 3, 6, and 7 should be used minimally around food to limit ...