In April 2018, videos appeared purporting to show evidence of the toxicity of store-bought foods by peeling a layer of what appears to be plastic off leaves of lettuce.

Plastic production has soared from 2 million tonnes in 1950 to 348 million tonnes in 2017. ... We saved the ozone layer - now we must do the same with plastic pollution.

From lower carbon emissions to fewer potholes, there are a number of benefits to building a layer of plastic into roads. On a road into New Delhi, countless cars a day speed over tonnes of plastic ...

Surface deep: Light-responsive top layer of plastic film induces movement. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2020 / 08 / 200822085716.htm.

Plastic-layer thickness used to form unique IDs for 3D-printed objects. ... That plastic then hardens to form the finished product, with the edges of the layers still visible on its exterior surfaces.

Scientists have for the first time shown that some wild corals are feeding on tiny shreds of plastic trash. Worse, the animals seem to prefer those ‘microplastics’ over their natural food ...