While the study didn't directly link microplastics to any deaths, it did reveal one potential way drinking plastic-filled bottled water can be harmful. Unfortunately, cutting out bottled water won ...

An administration document aimed at eradicating paper straws highlights the dangers of PFAS chemicals. Their presence in tap ...

Most plastic bottles used for beverages ... To easily and cleanly remove the label, fill the empty bottle with hot water then screw on the cap and allow it to sit for a couple of minutes.

Studies have shown that when plastic bottles are subjected to heat, BPA, microplastics, and other dangerous chemicals leach into water.

If you have a load of empty bottles lying around don't toss them in the bin just yet - experts say they can be transformed ...

This story is part of Planet or Plastic?—our multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic waste crisis. Learn what you can do to reduce your own single-use plastics, and take ...

One of the words on the list refers to the plastic-filled period of history we are in now. “Plasticene, n. & adj. (2011) an era in Earth’s history, within the Anthropocene, commencing in the ...

Bourama Traoré and his brother, now aged 20 and 29, grew up along the banks of the Niger River. Their daily routine has ...

Cells in plastic-filled plaque also showed signs of altered gene activity, but it's unclear why. Tiny, microscopic bits of plastic have been found almost everywhere researchers look — including ...

It’s in the single-use packaging we discard, the consumer goods that fill our stores ... to regulate plastics as a pollutant under the Clean Water Act and will keep pushing for plastic pollution to be ...

His photographs reveal the variety of water-borne trash ... More than five trillion pieces of plastic already fill the seas, with some nine million tons added each year. Artist Barry Rosenthal ...