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 ...

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 ...

The health professional appeared on ‘The Wild Project’, where she spoke about the dangers of drinking water from plastic bottles.

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 ...

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 ...

UBC researchers have developed a low-cost, portable tool that can accurately measure the amount of plastic in your water or coffee — all within a few minutes. The device pairs with a laptop or ...

Their study, the first-ever search for bits of plastic in the world’s tap water, suggests plastics are polluting drinking water in Rochester and in Buffalo. Over the course of a year it is estimated ...