Microplastics are building up in human brains, blood, reproductive organs, and more. A new study suggests you ingest more ...

Chewing gum contains plant-based or synthetic plastic polymers, making it a potential source of microplastics; however, the ...

The scourge of plastic pollution is nothing new. Natural polymers such as rubber and cellulose were widely used before ...

Recycling remains one of the most viable strategies for managing plastic waste, yet traditional methods face several ...

Microplastics —tiny plastic bits that can take hundreds of years to break down—are everywhere, from tap water to tea bags, ...

Polyethylene was first employed experimentally in the United States in 1941. 57 The commercial use of polyethylene began here in 1943, when it was first produced in quantity. 1 Ethylene has a ...