Trillions of potentially dangerous nanometer-sized particles are being spewed into the environment by everything from plastic cups to tea bags so people can have a little bit more convenience at home.

Microwaving plastic, including takeout containers, releases millions of microplastics into your food. Swap to safer, ...

Nowadays, it seems virtually impossible to avoid the buzz around microplastics and the impact they have on our health and the planet. They're seemingly in everything! More people are making the effort ...

Plastic food packaging contains chemicals that disrupt the endocrine system — and that can leach into food, a new study has found. Once there, these chemicals can mimic — or disrupt — the effects of ...

A township in Montgomery County has passed an ordinance that will ban the use of single-use plastic and polystyrene food containers and utensils. NBC 10 reports that the Upper Merion Board of ...

ALL water users know plastic is a huge problem. Tonnes of it enters the ocean every year, endangering marine life, damaging ecosystems, and breaking down into harmful microplastics.