Plastic particles are found in our organs, blood and even semen. But do they stay in us forever? What damage are they doing? Here are 6 questions scientists are trying to answer
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Plastic junk? Researchers find tiny particles in men’s testicles
The new study has scientists concerned that microplastics may be contributing to reproductive health issues.
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Reduce, reuse, redirect outrage: How plastic makers used recycling as a fig leaf
Recycling “does not solve the solid waste problem,” the head of a plastics trade group said in 1989, around the time the industry was launching its recycling campaign.