"Plastic: The Invisible Enemy of Our Planet"

  How Microplastics Are Entering Our Bodies A definitive guide to learning about microplastic contamination and keeping your health safe* Each day, you consume plastic without even knowing it. Not intentionally, naturally, but through the minute pieces that have gone on to contaminate nearly every aspect of our surroundings. Small as they are, microplastics have gone on to become one of the most widespread environmental pollutants of the modern era, and new studies increasingly indicate that they pose serious threats to human health. If you ever thought about how these intangible intruders are entering your body and what to do about it, then you're not alone. The increasing volume of scientific studies depicts a scary truth: microplastics are now found in human blood, organs, and even brain tissue with possible health effects that scientists are only just starting to realize. What Are Microplastics and Why Should You Care? Microplastics are plastic particles less than 5 millimeters...

The Truth of Biodegradable Plastics: Is It Safe? Biodegradable plastics are  plastics   that   will   dissolve   into natural  products   such   as  water, carbon dioxide, and biomass  under   specific   environmental conditions.  Traditional plastics   take hundreds of years to  degrade ,  but  biodegradable plastics  purport  to  degrade   much  more quickly . Two  broad   categories  of biodegradable plastics  are :       1. Bio-based plastics:  They   are produced  from renewable  feedstocks  such as corn starch, sugarcane, or vegetable oil.      2. Petroleum-based biodegradable  plastics: In  our  pursuit   of   minimizing  the  harm   inflicted  by plastic pollution, biodegradable plastics have  come  as a  hopeful   option . These so-...