Their reasoning was simple: Plastic bottles shed microplastic, tiny pieces of plastic that people then swallow when they drink bottled water. Even glass bottles have been found to contain these ...

Plastic has long been a major source of pollution in landfills ... 16 million microplastic particles per liter of baby formula prepared using a polypropylene bottle. In our example, the microplastics ...

Microplastics don’t just shed off of plastic items from overuse, like when a water bottle breaks down over weeks or months of being washed and refilled. They also leach into our food and drinks ...

New electrochemical methods for recycling and a filtering method for microplastics. Explore the work of featured Scientist: Anne McNeil, Chemistry Dept, University of Michigan.

Plastic waste in Nigeria presents a dual challenge: cleaning up environmental pollution, and tapping into its economic potential. Many countries worldwide face similar challenges. India, for one ...