Muscat: The second phase of the ban on plastic shopping bags in the Sultanate of Oman will begin on January 1, 2025. The Environment Authority (EA) in a statement said that this phase will focus on on ...

BARCELONA, Spain — In a concerning discovery for tea lovers everywhere, scientists have found that a simple cup of tea might come with an unwanted extra ingredient: billions of microscopic plastic ...

As 2024 wound down, Milwaukee resident Andy Oren found himself wondering why the Pick ‘n Save on South Whitnall Avenue had no signs reminding shoppers of its pledge to ditch plastic bags by 2025.

Drinking tea from plastic-containing tea bags could expose you to billions of nano- and microplastics with every sip, putting your health at risk. Many tea bags contain small amounts of tiny ...

A UAB research has characterised in detail how polymer-based commercial tea bags release millions of nanoplastics and ... and are thus able to reach the bloodstream and spread throughout the body.

The study revealed that mucus-producing intestinal cells absorbed the highest amount of these plastic particles from tea bags. This was a significant finding because these cells play a protective role ...