Bakelite, invented in 1907, was the first truly synthetic plastic and started a pollution crisis that now sees 359 million metric tons…

Polystyrene foam, trademarked as Styrofoam, is used for disposable coffee cups and food containers but will outlive everyone who ever used…

Tiny plastic beads added to cosmetics and toothpaste pass through water treatment systems and accumulate in waterways, entering the food…