That “unbelievable amount” was equal to the amount of plastic used to make a plastic spoon. Here’s the scoop, just for perspective, on that: the average size of a plastic spoon is 5.5 inches.

Scientists believe microscopic particles, called nanoplastics, come from all the plastic people use and throw away. When ...

Researchers took samples of human brains from dead people to look for microplastics. The brain samples had higher levels of plastic than kidney or liver samples. People who died in 2024 had more ...

The taste of cutlery: how the taste of food is affected by the weight, size, shape, and colour of the cutlery used to eat it. Flavour, 2013; 2 (1): 21 DOI: 10.1186/2044-7248-2-21 ...

Patrons will now be served a smaller plastic spoon with each McFlurry, which the company said in an official statement will use less plastic. According to a Reddit post in r/McDonaldsEmployees, a ...