(Natural News) Plastic is a versatile material, but it’s also one of the most dangerous to your health. According to a study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, the majority of plastic products you use every day are full of toxic chemicals. Common plastic products contain various toxins Plastic waste continues to accumulate across the […]

(Natural News) “Eco-friendly” glitter has become increasingly popular these days, fueled in part by the need to find alternatives to conventional polyethylene terephthalate (PET) glitter, a known environmental risk. However, a new study reveals that so-called eco-friendly glitter is just as damaging to the environment, causing ecological damage to rivers and lakes, as its plastic variant. […]

(Natural News) Scientists have created a super-enzyme that can degrade plastic bottles up to six times faster than a previously discovered plastic-eating enzyme. The synergistic enzyme “cocktail” combines PETase and MHETase. These enzymes are produced by Ideonella sakaiensis, a bacterium that has evolved the ability to eat polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a strong, synthetic fiber used in […]

(Natural News) There could be some eight to 14 million tons of microplastic sitting at the bottom of the ocean, according to a groundbreaking report said to be the first global estimate of microplastics on the ocean floor. Published in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science, the report offers a glimpse of the scale of microplastics […]

(Natural News) The plastic pollution problem plaguing our oceans has been getting a lot of attention in recent years, but much of it is focused on how all this is affecting fish. It’s an important issue to highlight, but the fate of seabirds is often overlooked. Unfortunately, they are also suffering from this environmental disaster, […]

(Natural News) Plastic pollution is a global threat, killing animals and choking thousands of landfills. The plastic crisis also poses a significant threat to human health in the form of microplastics and toxic chemicals from plastics. But despite the numerous studies on plastic pollution and its far-reaching impact on the entire planet, there is still so much […]

(Natural News) Chip bags, plastic drink pouches and similar plastic rubbish have become the most abundant trash found along beaches, outpacing cigarette butts as the top litter for the first time in more than three decades. This dismal development is among the findings of the Ocean Conservancy’s latest report on its annual beach cleanup. In […]

(Natural News) The delicate wash cycle in washing machines may not be so delicate after all: Recent research found that delicate wash cycles shed more microfibers than ordinary spin cycles. Researchers from Newcastle University partnered with Proctor & Gamble to test the effects of various variables such as temperature and water volume on microfiber shedding. They found that […]

(Natural News) Teabags made from plastic – rather than the usual paper – are fast becoming common around the globe. But tea drinkers ought to steer clear of these plastic teabags after recent tests found that a single bag could shed billions of microplastics into each cup. In a major breakthrough, scientists from Canada’s McGill University […]

(Natural News) Scientists are still unsure about the health risks that microplastic ingestion poses to human health. But that’s starting to change thanks to recent studies. In a major breakthrough, researchers from the German Environment Agency (UBA) and the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) found that 97 percent of the blood and urine samples of some 2,500 children […]