A recent study published by Portland State University discovered a variety of microplastics in 180 out of 182 tested seafood ...

Microplastics, plastic fragments 5 millimeters or smaller, have been found in just about every part of the human body. To ...

Plastic bag policies led to a 25% to 47% reduction in the amount of disposable, thin plastic bag litter on America's ...

A major review finds plastic particles enter food through packaging, processing, and repeated use—explaining how they end up ...

Researchers systematically mapped the evidence on micro-, meso-, and nanoplastics migrating from plastic food-contact ...

Research reveals food packaging releases plastic particles. Microplastics contaminate common foods and drinks. Opening ...

Microscopic bits of plastic are sloughing off into food and beverages when consumers unwrap the plastic packaging, a new study has shown.

A new study finds plastic bag regulations cut shoreline litter by up to 47%. Policies like bans or fees significantly reduced waste across U.S. coastal areas.

One in three U.S. residents are seeing less single-use plastic bags due to new policies, according to research published in Science on Thursday, June 19. Researchers found that bans and fees reduced ...

A new University of Vermont study shows plastic bag use dropped 91 percent following the law taking effect. “This was really motivated by the fact that there’s a lot of plastic bag legislation ...

Policies that have banned or imposed fees on plastic bags are leading to significant declines in plastic litter along U.S. shorelines, a new study has found. These state- and local-level regulation… ...