Bottles and bags, food wrappers and straws. Piping, packaging, toys and trays. Plastic is everywhere — and yet some people may be surprised at how much they actually wear. A typical closet is loaded ...

Fabric containing the same material as plastic wrap was found to make human skin almost 4 degrees Fahrenheit cooler. Yi Cui Group It’s pretty clear that the planet’s not getting any cooler. The four ...

Last month, Democratic New York City Council Member James Gennaro introduced a bill that would change the way countless New Yorkers do their laundry — by banning laundry detergent pods. More ...

Tiny plastic particles are polluting our oceans, where they can stay for centuries, harming sea life and making their way into the human food chain. These microplastics – fragments of plastic smaller ...

The plastic bottles, straws and grocery bags that wash ashore on beaches are some of the most visible signs that society’s intoxication with plastic is taking a toll on the environment. But scientists ...

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Each time you wash your clothes in a washing machine, millions of microfibers are released into the water system and make their way into the oceans. Microfibers are tiny strands of plastic that shed ...