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Microplastics are turning up almost everywhere scientists look. As studies stack up linking these tiny plastic fragments to ...

Your kitchen is one of the biggest sources of daily microplastic exposure — here are 16 ways to change that fast.

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Reducing plastic in food prep and storage may lower harmful chemical exposure in just seven days. Ultra-processed foods and ...

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If you’ve been thinking about lowering your impact on the planet, now’s the perfect time. It’s officially Plastic Free July, a month where millions of people pledge to reduce their plastic waste. If ...

As plastic waste piles up in the world’s landfills, sewer systems and oceans, the United Nations has set a goal to reduce plastic pollution by 80 percent by the year 2040. Inger Andersen, head of the ...

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Plastic bags tangled in trees. Takeout containers scattered along roadsides. Bottles clogging streams and waterways and washing up on beaches. Across the United States, plastic waste and pollution ...

Thousands of tonnes of plastic pollution could be escaping into the environment every year . . . from our mouths. Most chewing gum on sale is made from a variety of oil-based synthetic rubbers—similar ...

Single-use plastics bans are expanding globally, pushing the packaging industry to redesign materials, adjust compliance, and ...