A bottle of water can contain a quarter of a million pieces of plastic, a study has found. Scientists have found a new category of plastic pollution called nanoparticles, which are created when microplastics break down even further. It had previously been impossible to tell how many particles smaller than one micron, one seventieth of the width of ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County is taking on Pepsi and Coke for their role in plastic pollution. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, the county alleged PepsiCo and Coca-Cola companies have misled the public about the recyclability of their plastic bottles and downplayed the negative environmental and health impacts of plastic disposal. “Coke and Pe...

Food sold in shrink wrap, on cardboard trays or in paper containers might contain any of nearly 200 chemicals linked to breast cancer, a new study warns.

Black plastics from electronic devices may be leaching toxic flame retardants into our food and homes, a new study has found.

A first-of-its kind study conducted in Canada's two largest cities by McGill-led researchers has linked about 1,100 premature deaths per year to an unregulated air pollutant.