microbeads
Beauty Industry-Funded Study Suggests Microplastics ‘Are Not Causing Harm to the Environment'
A meta-analysis of 320 research papers on microplastics concludes that "the available data...suggest that these materials are not causing harm to the environment.”
The Tories Want You to Know They Really Like Animals Now
Our government is trying to distract us from internal collapse with pictures of puppies.
We’re Eating Plastics From Our Own Dirty Laundry
A startup is developing a reusable sheet that sucks microplastics from our laundry machines, so they don’t end up in the water supply.
Our Clothes Are Poisoning Deep-Sea Animals With Microplastics
This might be a problem we can actually fix.
Study Finds Fish Are Obsessed with Eating Plastic Even Though It's Killing Them
Fish can't get enough of microplastics. In fact, they seem to prefer them to their traditional foods, such as plankton, the researchers say.
Charlton Fans Pollute the Pitch with Hundreds of Stress Balls, Like So Many Microbeads
The cleanup must've taken a good long minute.
Scientists Want To See Microbeads Banned — And California Is Leading The Way
Researchers say a whopping 808 trillion microbeads are washed down drains in the United States each day.
Here's Why Brushing Your Teeth Is Bad for the Oceans
A significant amount of plastic pollution in the world's oceans comes from personal hygienic products like facial scrubs and toothpaste.
Tiny Marine Organisms at the Base of the Food Chain Are Eating the Plastic We Toss in the Oceans
Researchers in British Columbia found that some adult zooplankton were consuming as many as 90 particles of plastic a day.
Microbeads Kill Animals and Destroy the Environment — So California May Ban Them
Many hygienic products, such as face washes, have relied on the use of these specks to provide an exfoliating texture appropriate for scrubbing skin.
Plastic Microbeads From Body Wash Are Contaminating the Great Lakes
The exfoliating plastic microbeads found in body wash, hand soap, and facial scrubs have been found in high — and toxic — concentrations.