When you chew gum, you’re essentially gnawing on plastic.

And if you redecorate your home and sand down the old paintwork, the plastic binders in the paint can release microplastics ...

A new study has found that chewing gum may release hundreds of tiny plastic particles—called microplastics—directly into the ...

Most manufacturers don’t advertise what the item is actually made of. Scientists issue warning after making disturbing find ...

Microplastics —tiny plastic bits that can take hundreds of years to break down—are everywhere, from tap water to tea bags, ...

According to a new pilot study that found chewing just one piece can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics into ...

A SINGLE piece of chewing gum releases thousands of toxic microplastics into your mouth to be swallowed, scientists have ...

A new study found that chewing gum releases hundreds to thousands of microplastics into saliva. Both synthetic and natural ...

Can chewing gum really bring bathroom relief after a C-section? After a C-section, having a bowel movement can be challenging ...

Mid Ulster District Council has made history by becoming the first-ever local authority in Northern Ireland where virtually ...

Plastic pollution may, as one researcher posits, be coming from a surprising source: chewing gum. In an essay for The ...

Binning gum is not the solution either. Addressing gum as a plastic pollutant dictates that the prevention of gum pollution ...