Curb 'stupid plastics' and stop industry BS: urgent actions to prevent a plastic crisis

The worst of microplastics is yet to come. Here's what we need to do now to begin mitigating the wide-ranging harmsPlastic is everywhere, including our bodies. This year, various researchers found microplastics in every sample of placental tissue they tested; in human arteries, where plastics correlate with increased risk of heart attacks and strokes; in all 27 of the human testes they studied; and the semen of 40 otherwise healthy patients, adding to concerns that plastics - many of which contain hormone-disrupting chemicals - may be contributing to a global decline in sperm health.These recent discoveries add to the rapidly mounting evidence of plastic's ubiquity and our growing understanding of the health risks it poses. Continue reading...