~89%
In our blood
A 2024 study found microplastics in 88.9% of healthy adults tested. People using more plastic food containers carried more.
Source: Scientific Reports, 2024The receipts
Plastic is in our food, our blood and our deserts.
No doom-scrolling, just facts. Here's what research says about how plastic is impacting our lives — and what a better swap looks like.
500+ yrs to break downScience, not vibes0% petroleum here 🌿
What's in you, bestie?
Everywhere
In our organs
Scientists have detected microplastics in lungs, blood vessels, placentas and more. How they affect us long-term is still being studied.
Source: Journal of Global Health, 2024Linked
To inflammation
Higher microplastic levels in blood were associated with markers of inflammation and changes in blood clotting.
Source: Scientific Reports, 2024Fertility check
It's getting personal. Like, reproductive-system personal.
Early research is finding plastic where nobody wants it. Scientists are still working out exactly what it does — but the signals are worth taking seriously.
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Found in testes
A 2024 study detected microplastics in every human testis sample tested. Higher levels of one plastic (PVC) were linked to lower sperm counts in dogs.
Source: Toxicological Sciences, 2024Linked
To sperm quality
A multi-site study in China linked microplastics found in semen to lower sperm quality.
Source: eBioMedicine (Lancet), 2024Hormones
Plastic chemicals
Additives like BPA and phthalates can mimic hormones in the body. That's why scientists watch their links to fertility so closely.
Source: Journal of Global Health, 2024Why swapping helps
Small swaps. Less plastic in your life.
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Ditch hot plastic
The 2024 blood study found people who used more plastic food containers had more microplastics in their blood. Plant-based boxes skip that.
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Bans and swaps work
After the UAE banned plastic bags, camel deaths from plastic bags fell by 60–80%.
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Back to soil
Palm leaf and bagasse break down in about 90 days. They don't leave microplastics behind.
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Soon: eat the cup
The best cup is one that leaves no waste at all. Edible cups are loading.
Close to home
Even our camels are eating it.
Researchers at Dubai's Central Veterinary Research Laboratory found camels swallowing plastic bags and rope, forming stone-hard masses in their stomachs.
300
UAE camels found dead with plastic lumps in their stomachs, out of 30,000 examined since 2008.
53 kg
The heaviest plastic mass (bags + rope) recovered from a single camel in the desert.
60–80%
Drop in plastic-bag camel deaths after the UAE's bag bans. Swaps work.
Sources: The National, 2021 · The National, 2025
12 minutes vs. 500 years.
- 01Used for ~12 minutes
- 02Sits in sand or sea for centuries
- 03Breaks into microplastics — never truly gone