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A recycling can full of plastic water bottles — a new study suggests most plastic water bottles in France are full of microplastics, which might have a detrimental effect on the environment and your health

Alarming Study Finds Most Bottled Water Is Full of Microplastics

These tiny fragments of plastic have contaminated most major water brands, and the results can be toxic to both consumers and the environment

Five-year-old Andy Villatoro plays with a toy he received after ordering a Happy Meal at McDonald's as his father Carlos Villatoro (R) watches on November 3, 2010 in San Francisco, California. McDonald's is now switching away from plastic to more eco-friendly materials for toys in their Happy Meals.

McDonald’s New Initiative for Happy Meal Toys Is Sad News for Big Plastic

Every Happy Meal toy will be sustainable and made from more renewable, recycled or certified material by 2025

Adidas Futurecraft Loop recyclable running shoes

Adidas Wants to End Plastic Waste by 2030. Here’s Their Plan.
Fast food toys

McDonald’s, Burger King Face Petition From Two Little Girls to End Plastic Toy Tradition
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War On Plastic: Hawaii, New Jersey Propose Toughest Bans in the Country
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“Mermaids Tears” Are Polluting Our Oceans. What Are Nurdles?

These insidious pellets are tiny pieces of plastic.

Female laborers sort through polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles in a recycling factory on July 06, 2017 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Zakir Chowdhury/Barcroft Images / Barcroft Media via Getty Images)

Researchers Developed Method to Turn Plastic Into Fuel

The technique could help turn millions of tons of plastic into fuel.

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