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Hands holding microplastics on the beach (Getty Images/doble-d)

Microplastics linked to organ lesions

Matthew Rozsa
Close-up of Keurig K-Mini coffee maker with logo visible, Lafayette, California, January 24, 2023. (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

Are Keurig pods recyclable?

Frida Garza - Grist
An Amazon package lies on a conveyor belt in the DHL package center. (Robert Michael/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Why isn't Amazon recycling its plastic?

Joseph Winters - Grist
Assortment of used at-home pregnancy tests (Getty Images/Catherine McQueen)

Our fertility crisis drives inequality

Matthew Rozsa
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Many waste plastics were seen on the sea in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on August 27, 2023. As the United Nations Environment Programme said, every day, the equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks full of plastic are dumped into the world's oceans, rivers, and lakes. Plastic pollution is a global problem. (Thilina Kaluthotage/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Plastic pollution turns off animals

Matthew Rozsa
Walking through a Christmas tree farm (Getty Images/Cavan Images)

The case for real Christmas trees

Nicole Karlis
Biodegradable trash paper and plastic spread out (Getty Images/Tatiana Maksimova)

Can bioplastics fix our plastic problem?

Matthew Rozsa
A scavenger looks for plastic bottles at Jabon landfill on April 22, 2021 in Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia. (Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images)

Poor countries harmed most by plastic

Joseph Winters - Grist
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Storm Cloud Over A Farm (Getty Images/sakchai vongsasiripat)

Microplastics are in the clouds

Matthew Rozsa
Pile of Worn Out Tires (Getty Images/Mint Images)

EVs have a tire-shredding problem

Paul Krantz - Grist
Volunteers are seen collecting waste and plastic during the cleaning of San Andrés Beach ahead of World Environment Day on June 5th. (Jesus Merida/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Is "plastic neutral" greenwashing?

Joseph Winters - Grist
Lost fishing gear lies underwater on the seabed (Getty Images/Andriy Nekrasov)

Could plastic pollution be not that bad?

Matthew Rozsa
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Plastic bottle being put in recycling bin (Getty Images/Anchiy)

Do you have "recycling bias?"

Kate Yoder - Grist
Plastic waste (Getty Images/Anna Efetova)

How to build a zero-waste economy

Joseph Winters - Grist
Consuming Credit Cards (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

How much plastic are we actually eating?

Matthew Rozsa
Plastic Bottles (Getty Images)

Just how harmful are plastic bottles?

Jodi Helmer - FoodPrint
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Engineer at recycling center (Getty Images/Pramote Polyamate)

Plastic causing "ecological disruption"

Matthew Rozsa
Plastic bag drifting in the botnia Gulf on May 3, 2023 near Pietarsaari, during the late spring as the sea-ice is slowly melting. (OLIVIER MORIN/AFP via Getty Images)

Hope for the plastic pollution crisis

Matthew Rozsa
Plastic particles on finger tip (JOKER / Alexander Stein/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

Microplastics messing with our hormones

Nicole Karlis
A woman depositing a plastic bottle in a recycling bin (Getty Images/Andrew Fox)

US cities want to send plastic to Mexico

Joseph Winters - Grist
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Pregnant Belly | Microplastics (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Nanoplastics pose threat to fetuses

Nicole Karlis
Seagull carrying a plastic cup (Getty Images/Robert Pleško)

Birds are eating way too much plastic

Troy Farah
Plastic bottle being put in recycling bin (Getty Images/Anchiy)

A future without plastic packaging

FoodPrint - FoodPrint
A heap of disposable water bottles next to a reusable water bottle (Getty Images/Richard Drury)

Can we get rid of single-use packaging?

FoodPrint - FoodPrint
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