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Worried about the harmful microplastics in your water? You just need to boil and strain it before consumption
Scientists find boiling tap water, then filtering it, removes up to 90% of microplastics, offering …
Plastic giant Tupperware is on its knees: is this good or bad for the environment?
Tupperware's recent bankruptcy filing has shocked us, mothers, and environmentalists alike. But is …
Popular leave-on cosmetics such as sunscreen and lip balms may pose a hidden microplastic risk, scientists warn
Leave-on skincare products contain microplastics that may harm health and the environment, accordin…
10 ways to reduce your microplastic intake at home
By making small lifestyle changes at home, we can significantly reduce our exposure to these harmfu…
An expert in how microplastics affect our health does 6 things to avoid them at home
Professor Fay Couceiro leads a team that researches the potential health impacts of microplastics. …
Serafina Kenny
Microplastics are clogging your arteries — and possibly increasing your risk of heart disease
Worryingly, those with plastic in their plaques are 4.5 times more likely to experience a heart att…
All Indian salt and sugar brands have microplastics, notes a recent study
The highest levels of microplastics were found in iodised salt, in the form of multi-coloured thin …
PTI
2 teens won $50,000 for inventing a device that can filter toxic microplastics from water
Two 17-year-olds created a new device to successfully filter microplastics from water using ultraso…
Ellyn Lapointe,Morgan McFall-…
Plastic testes: Scientists analyse human testicles, find microplastics in every single one of them!
Eat right, exercise, get adequate sleep, manage your stress, avoid smoking and limit alcohol — thes…
Microplastics floating through our clouds could soon start changing the Earth's rainfall and weather patterns
These minuscule plastic pieces have the potential to accumulate water, effectively creating clouds.…
Ultra-strong spider silk made by silkworms injected with spider DNA could be the answer to our sustainable fibre problem
Using gene-editing technology, researchers modified the DNA of silkworms so that their silk-produci…
Microplastics have made their way into penises. What can we do to avoid them?
Microplastics have infiltrated our bodies, including the brain, blood, organs and even penises. Wha…
55 tons of ocean plastic collected from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to be recycled into Kia’s electric vehicles!
Kia has already begun upcycling plastic in many car parts, such as the EV9 model which incorporates…
This UK company is selling chips in a fully biodegradable “paper” bag; is this the future of single-use packaging?
The plastic alternative can be recycled, re-pulped, composted, and even breaks down in anaerobic en…
Microplastics found in penis muscle for the first time. It could be linked to erectile dysfunction.
Scientists are suspicious that there might be a connection between fewer erections and more plastic…
Hilary Brueck
Microplastics have been found in human testicles. Now what?
New research suggests microplastics have crossed a unique blood barrier in human testicles. An expe…
Hilary Brueck
More and more microplastics are being deposited in our noses and throats, which could lead to serious health risks
Breathing conditions and microplastic size influenced the overall microplastic deposition rate in a…
World's first weather report to include 'plastic rain' forecasts 50 kg of microplastic falls over Paris
According to the report, the city will experience about 40-48 kilograms of free-floating plastic bi…
OPINION: Planet vs Plastics — A multi-stakeholder approach to clean up the Earth
Life cycle assessment of plastic reveals that petroleum-based plastics can be recycled three to fou…
Plastic recycling plants could end up dumping lakhs of kilograms of microplastics in water bodies, study finds
During the cleaning process, the plastic items are washed with water several times to rid them of a…