A new study suggests that you could be ingesting thousands of microplastics every time you chew gum. This discovery comes ...

Researchers have found that chewing gum releases microplastics into people's mouths, adding another source of microplastic ...

The researchers' analysis revealed that the lion's share of the microplastics were released from the gum in the first two ...

Gum is made of plastic, and chewing both synthetic and natural gums could release microplastics into your mouth, according to ...

A study found that the popular product can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics per piece into saliva and ...

The study revealed that, on average, there were between three to ten microbeads per liter. Different types of plastic were ...

Plastic Food Containers have made meal prep and leftover storage pretty easy, but unfortunately, they don't last forever.

Enzymes found in landfills around the world may be able to break down plastic waste. Some 11 billion metric tons of plastic ...

Microplastic exposure from plastic water bottles occurs when particles break off from the bottle’s inner surface and enter the water, particularly when the bottle is squeezed or exposed to heat.

Supermarkets should be banned from selling products such as apples and bananas in plastic packaging, says a global NGO.

Tiny fragments of plastic have become ubiquitous in our environment and our bodies. Higher exposure to these microplastics, which can be inadvertently consumed or inhaled, is associated with a ...