A study found that much of the earth’s tap water is contaminated with plastic fibers — and the United States has the highest level of the countries observed. The study, which was directed by Orb Media ...

Your tap water might deserve a second look — there is a simple, but pricey, way to find out if microplastics are floating ...

Microscopic pieces of plastic have infiltrated tap water systems around the world, according to new research on worldwide water systems. According to Orb Media, a non-profit data journalism newsroom ...

New inventions and technologies are making it possible for plastic to be reused, repurposed, and reimagined to tap its value many times over. About 380 million metric tons of plastic are produced ...

Microscopic plastic fibers are pouring out of household faucets from New York to Delhi, according to original research by Orb Media, a nonprofit digital newsroom in Washington, D.C. Working with ...

We’ve known for years that tiny bits of plastic, called microplastics, have become ubiquitous in the oceans and across the Great Lakes. We’ve also known that so many of these tiny plastic particles ...

There’s a simple way to cut down on the microplastics in the water we drink, a recent study has shown. Even better, it can be done in ordinary kitchens, rather than requiring a factory setting – by ...

If you had a glass of water from the tap today, you likely ingested plastic. Orb Media conducted an investigation of plastic in our tap water over 10 months, and their results were shocking: over 80 ...

When Earth Day was first celebrated in 1970, the United States produced 2.9 million tons of plastic waste. Today, we produce more than 35 million tons. For years, the plastic industry promised we ...