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The Stanley water bottle craze: too much of a good thing?
National Geographic
Stainless steel water bottles have become a status symbol. Some are debating if this symbol for reuse is now encouraging wasteful...
4 months ago
Microplastics are hidden in your home. Here's how to avoid them.
National Geographic
The air, water, and food in your home is full of tiny, microscopic plastic particles. Here's where you can find the most common sources—and...
9 months ago
How the plastic bottle went from miracle container to hated garbage
National Geographic
The moment the modern plastic beverage bottle changed the world's drinking habits is difficult to pinpoint. The day New York supermodels...
57 months ago
Plastic pollution facts and information
National Geographic
Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental issues, as rapidly increasing production of disposable plastic products...
60 months ago
Plastic gets to the oceans through over 1,000 rivers
National Geographic
The problem with plastic waste just got more complicated—and so did the effort to stanch its flow into the world's oceans.
37 months ago
Microplastics are in our bodies. How much do they harm us?
National Geographic
As plastic waste proliferates around the world, an essential question remains unanswered: What harm, if any, does it cause to human health?
25 months ago
A running list of action on plastic pollution
National Geographic
The world is waking up to a crisis of ocean plastic—and we're tracking the developments and solutions as they happen.
39 months ago
How a dramatic win in plastic waste case may curb ocean pollution
National Geographic
A major citizen suit against a giant plastics company resulted in a huge payout and a commitment to do better. The case has set off ripples...
27 months ago
Plastic pollution is a huge problem—and it's not too late to fix it
National Geographic
The global campaign to gain control of plastic waste is one of the fastest-growing environmental causes ever mounted.
44 months ago
The world agrees there's a plastic waste crisis—can it agree on a solution?
National Geographic
Nairobi, Kenya — It didn't take long after the recent United Nations environmental assembly in Kenya ended for environmentalists to sharply...
62 months ago