Glitter is made of tiny plastic particles that damage the environment, and brands are on a quest to make it sustainable—but it’s a tougher job than it might seem. Plastic pollution is a global problem ...

Due to its minuscule size and its ease of scattering, glitter is more harmful than other sorts of microplastics.

A few months ago, shoppers in Germany were reported to have been stockpiling decorative glitter. That's because it is now officially banned in the EU. Glitter is made of plastic, and since plastic ...

Did you know that blue morpho butterflies, one of the most iridescent animals on earth, have only brown pigment in their wings? Or that the single most vibrantly colored living thing is the berry from ...

A large-scale fabrication of cellulose glitter has been developed which is biodegradable and plastic-free, meaning the shiny stuff can be made from your fruit bowl! It’s that time of year again when ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Tiny plastic particles from decorative glitter infiltrate water systems and soil worldwide, adding to the growing crisis of microplastic pollution. These shimmering specks, ...

The microplastics glitter is made of actually accounts for 92.4 percent of the 270,000 tons of plastic in the sea. Remember when President Obama signed the Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015? It banned ...

Glitter—it’s everywhere this time of year. You open up a holiday card, and out comes a sprinkle of it. And that glitter will seemingly be with you forever, hugging your sweater, covering the floor.