Plastics

view from the inside of a front load washing machine full of clothes

January 30

Researchers develop coating that prevents synthetic fabrics from shedding harmful microplastics in the wash

April 25

U of T researchers use machine learning to speed up counting of microplastics

February 18

U of T Trash Team and PortsToronto battle plastic pollution in Lake Ontario

September 17

'An unacceptable plastic future': U of T ecologists sound alarm in new study of global waterways

Photo of Kritika Tyagi, Chang Dong and Nuha Siddiqui

March 11

Plastic that saves the planet? U of T startup's novel resin helps industry go green

Photo of plastic pieces floating in the ocean

January 28

Microplastic pollution is everywhere, but scientists are still learning how it harms wildlife: U of T experts

photo of researchers holding micoplastics samples collected from Lake Ontario

July 19

Is there plastic in our drinking water? Probably – and U of T researchers are studying how concerned we should be

Photo of microplastics

April 30

Sea of troubles: Chelsea Rochman explores how plastic is breaking down – and where it’s ending up

Photo of a pile of plastic waste

April 22

Cities and countries aim to slash plastic waste within a decade

photo of Rochman on beach collecting debris

October 7

Plastics: this U of T ecologist is working to save the world's oceans and lakes from garbage