Scientists have found plastic fragments can shed off cutting boards, takeout containers and even laminated paper cups with each use.

Learn about new methods of reducing and recycling plastic waste with featured scientist: Anne McNeil, Chemistry Dept, University of Michigan.

When we use plastic straws, cups, plates, utensils, and food packaging ... plastic particle and chemical pollution of the air, as well as soils and waters, sickens and kills residents living ...

Kitchen items—sponges, blenders, kettles—are abundant sources of microplastics that we all consume When Amy Lusher moved in ...

As global negotiations on a binding plastic pollution treaty stall, individual countries are stepping up their efforts to ...

Commentary: Plastic particles are in human lung tissue, intestinal tissue, blood, breast milk, your heart and, worse yet, in ...

Microplastics have become a serious problem for pollution, but now scientists ... Studies show that like plastic cookware, plastic utensils release microplastics into your food, especially ...

Microplastics are in our water, air and seafood. It's been recently discovered to be in chewing gum, too. Here's what to know ...

Skin issues Microplastics can interact with endocrine-disrupting chemicals, leading to dryness, redness, and irritation.

Microplastics could have carcinogenic and harmful effects on essential biological processes. Taking steps to avoid these ...

A new documentary airing on PBS tracks the link between fracked gas, U.S. plastics manufacturing, and global pollution, ...