Where are the airborne plastics? Scientists find they are in the air we breath, the wind and the skies
Microplastics equivalent to123 million and 300 million plastic bottles rain down in America's western national parks and wilderness areas.
Worming our way out of plastic pollution might get easier with these creepy crawlies
The problem of the earth's plastic pollution is too large and complex to simply throw worms at.
Health
6 ways to reduce the number of microplastics that enter your body daily
The average person ingests at least 50,000 particles of microplastic a year, a recent study has suggested.
Exposure to microplastics can effect the growth of marine life, esp in coastal areas
The ingestion of microplastics or particles of plastic smaller than five millimetres impedes the normal growth of fish larvae
Five things to know about the plastic consumption, waste and recycling in India
India's per capita plastic consumption is 11 kilogrammes as compared to 109 kilogrammes that the USA consumes.
Microplastics in drinking water is not yet dangerous for human beings says WHO
However, it has called for more research into the potential future risk of bottled and tap water.
Researchers find microplastic in ice block taken from deep in the Arctic Ocean
Several million tonnes of plastics reach the ocean, waves and Sun break them down into microscopic over time.
Jet fuel and diesel can now be made from plastic bags, water bottles & daily waste
Scientists believe that farmers can use this technique to make diesel, to fuel their tractors, on their farms.
People eat and breath roughly 320 particles of microplastic a day: New analysis
An additional 90,000 particles could be ingested each year if an individual only drank bottled water.
Scientists claim to have found microplastics in people's poop from pilot study
At ease, though — experts warn the study is too small & premature to draw a credible conclusion from.