Marine animals inevitably eat what we toss in the ocean, including pervasive plastics - but how much is too much? The bar is low, according to a new study: less than three sugar cubes worth could kill ...

In this video, we explore methods for identifying different types of plastic, focusing on elastomers, thermosetting plastics, and thermoplastics, along with the Resin ID codes (recycling symbols) when ...

a list of common materials to test your knowledge of plastic, and to marvel at the scale of the plastic pollution crisis ...

Each year, the world produces upward of 450 million metric tons of plastic waste — far more than the combined weight of every person on Earth, according to Our World in Data. A 2023 study in Yonsei ...