LONDON - FEBRUARY 21: Some of the estimated 300,000 pieces of used chewing gum that litter Oxford Street are seen as pedestrians walk by, as capital cities are due to hold a joint summit for the first ...

Plastic is everywhere in our daily lives. And much of what we use, such as cutting boards, clothes and cleaning sponges, can expose us to tiny, micrometer-wide plastic particles called microplastics.

Chewing gum releases hundreds to thousands of microplastics into your mouth, a new study suggests. Chewing gum's base ingredient is synthetic rubber, which is a type of plastic. A stick of gum is a ...

It might come as a shock to some, but plastic has been a staple ingredient in chewing gum for decades - no wonder our parents told us not to swallow it! Now, however, the concept of having plastic in ...

SAN DIEGO, March 25, 2025 — Plastic is everywhere. And many products we use in everyday life, such as cutting boards, clothes and cleaning sponges, can expose people to tiny, micrometer-wide plastic ...