Levels of microplastics found in the environment have surged in the past few decades, with current plastic production at more than 300 million tons annually, and an estimated 2.5 million tons ...

The first takes place in three narrow tubes, each containing a few fingers of water and small, fluorescent pink plastic beads. In the first tube, which contains no algae, ...

New battery-free electricity source: Tiny plastic beads. These beads, used for illustrative purposes, are much bigger than the nanobeads in the study, which measure between 0.5 and 10 micrometers.

Plastic beads of every color, shape, and size from the Beads of Courage program at Children's Health. The beads mark every treatment, every milestone, every medical miracle.

Mardi Gras can make a lot of trash, adding up to millions of pounds each year. Now, some parades in New Orleans are cutting down on their environmental footprint by banning plastic beads.

Plastic beads remain a staple at most big Carnival parades, but there’s a growing number of New Orleans krewes that want to ban them due to environmental concerns. Producer Matt Bloom went to ...

The tiny beads added to some cleansers and cosmetics are one source of the long-­lasting microplastics that threaten the environment. But MIT researchers have found a way to address the problem ...

Guillet said bead sales net anywhere from $50,000 to $70,000, which helps serve the developmentally disabled community. She said cases of beads at the store run between $10 and $16 dollars.

These tiny little plastic beads, also known as nurdles, are the building blocks used to create plastic products. Volunteer groups like Environment Texas collected more than 2 million of these ...

In 2018, an industrial vacuum machine sucked 46 tons of plastic beads from the catch basins along a five-block stretch of the St. Charles Avenue parade route, where Freret travels.