You forget to bring your water bottle to the airport, so you buy a plastic one and keep refilling it. Or you order takeout for dinner and save the black plastic container to pack your lunch the ...

Reusable receptacles are more environmentally friendly than disposable ones, but without proper hygiene they can accumulate ...

While completely avoiding microplastics is unrealistic in modern society, experts shared with Newsweek practical steps you can take to minimize your exposure.

Now, quick aside, BPA-free plastic containers aren't the answer because ... One of the most well known is BPA, or Bisphenol A, which shows up in water bottles, cans, milk cartons, and more.

For instance, there is an infamous email circulating saying that leaving plastic water bottles in the sun ... huge range of things from polycarbonate containers and the linings of cans of food ...

The scheme will apply to all single-use drink containers whether they ... About half of all the plastic bottles used in a year in England are water bottles. But research commissioned by Defra ...