The microfibers that shed from our clothing—particularly those made of polyester—are among the most pervasive microplastics ...

Those fleece sweaters in your washing machine may be doing more than clogging the lint trap—they could be slowing down your ...

Bottles and bags, food wrappers and straws. Piping, packaging, toys and trays. Plastic is everywhere — and yet some people may be surprised at how much they actually wear. A typical closet is loaded ...

Washing your clothes made from synthetic fabrics like acrylic, nylon, and polyester causes them to shed hundreds of thousands of microplastic fibers. Now, new research shows that just wearing ...

A new study found that polyester microfibers, a common type of microplastic pollution, slowed the development of cherry tomatoes.