Plastics don’t biodegrade. They take hundreds of years to break down. They build up in the environment, damaging soil, ...

Small plastic particles in water have become one of the most concerning consumer pollutants due to their pervasive presence in water sources A Chines ...

Sienna miller models her partywear for Marks & Spencer; sparkly offerings from New Look, left, and M&S, centre.

Very little of the world's plastic waste — about half of which comes from single-use plastics such as packaging, straws and disposable utensils — is recycled. Just 9% of the 353 million tons of ...

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A new study has found that microplastics have been found in kidney, urinary tract, and bladder cancers within the human body.

Microplastics are fragments of plastic less than 5 millimeters (0.2 inches) across, which accumulate in the environment as a ...

It's no secret: when we savor a delicious piece of fish or a platter of seafood, we're not just consuming valuable omega-3s ...

Every year, billions of vehicles worldwide shed an estimated 6 million tons of tire fragments. These tiny flakes of plastic, ...

The EU’s push for a global plastics treaty is a crucial step toward mitigating the environmental and health risks of plastic ...

Microplastics have even been known to affect the gut-brain axis, leading to neurological and even psychological disorders.

As they accumulate in the atmosphere, microplastics could influence weather and climate, as suggested by a recent study ...