Plastic takes hundreds of years to degrade, and most of it does not even make it to the recycling bin. A 2017 study showed that of the 8.3 billion metric tons of plastic ever created, only 9 ...

Britain is to ban the billions of toxic plastic wet wipes which clog sewers ... we now use over 10.8 billion wet wipes per year - that's an insane 38,000 wet wipes each over our lifetime.

Ottawa, April 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global plastic food packaging market size was valued at USD 57.39 billion in 2023 and is projected to surpass around USD 83.83 billion by 2031 ...

Stapleton: A microplastic is anywhere between one micron and five millimeters in size. That’s about the ... significantly higher concentrations of plastic particles in them than the tissues ...

All of the volunteers had consumed food or beverages stored in plastic wrapping, bottles, or containers. Six of the 8 had eaten fish from the sea, not plastic fish but real fish. And the stool ...

There’s a majestic underwater world to explore, too. But it’s impossible to surf or snorkel without running into plastic water bottles, single-use cups and food wrappers. The garbage sometimes ...

In the vast, swirling expanse of the North Pacific Ocean lies a phenomenon as intriguing as it is troubling – the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP). This colossal debris vortex stretching from ...

More than five trillion pieces of plastic are already in the oceans, and by 2050 there will be more plastic in the sea than fish, by weight, according to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. Some 8 ...

Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, and find out what you can do to ...

Designer water, sold in plastic bottles, also has plastic that people ingest. A FIJI Natural Artesian Water case with 24 16.9 fl. oz. bottles costs $21.98. The microscopic plastic particles in it ...