Test subjects were asked to drink only tap water and not consume liquids from plastic or glass bottles for one month.

New electrochemical methods for recycling and a filtering method for microplastics. Explore the work of featured Scientist: Anne McNeil, Chemistry Dept, University of Michigan.

A company has revealed how low, medium and high exposure to microplastics can cause chaos with your health in worrying images.

Scientists have found plastic fragments can shed off cutting boards, takeout containers and even laminated paper cups with ...

Oceana estimates Coca-Cola will release 1.33B pounds of plastic into oceans by 2030. The company dropped its reuse pledge.

WASHINGTON, March 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Oceana released a new report that projects The Coca-Cola Company’s plastic use will exceed 9.1 billion pounds (4.1 million metric tons) per year ...

About a third of milk jugs and plastic bottles are recycled – a higher rate than other types of plastic. Because plastic is so commonly used, finding new ways to manage and recycle plastic waste ...

Although some studies have found that the bacterial load of plastic bottles can be higher than those of stainless steel bottles, the cleaning strategy used tends to make a far bigger difference.

Bink water bottles are rising in popularity, taking the spots held by Owala and Stanley cups. The glass bottles have silicone sleeves in fun colors and hydration markers to help you drink more.

Most of the technologies that we have today melt down plastic bottles and downcycle them into lower-quality products. What's particularly exciting about our research is that we harnessed moisture ...

IF you drink from a plastic water bottle or eat leftovers from plastic containers, you might want to think again. There’s a growing body of evidence to suggest that microplastics - which seep ...