Micro and nanoplastics are small plastic pieces less than five millimeters long that can damage DNA and increase the risk of cancer. Researchers also found the concentration of plastics in the ...

Chances are there’s a well-used black plastic spatula, spoon or ladle near the stove. Scientists say it belongs in the trash. A recent study adds to the evidence that black plastic household ...

If you’ve ordered takeout or flipped an egg in the past year, chances are good that you’ve laid hands — or mouth — on black plastic. That ubiquity can come with a downside, research suggests.

Because it discovered the first round of laundry of napped fabric produces 0.53 gram of waste per square meter on average, its unique micro-plastic reduction standard was defined as 0.25 gram ...