An estimated 600 billion plastic bottles were produced in 2021 for water alone, according to the United Nations University. The global bottled water market is worth an estimated $348 billion and is ...

Plus, how worried you should be about microplastics in bottled water.

New research reveals that some bottled water may contain far more microscopic plastic particles than tap water, raising ...

Plastic water bottles may seem like a convenient choice, but their widespread use comes with serious consequences for both health and the environment. From chemical exposure to global pollution, here ...

Microplastics are a known threat to overall health — and eating and drinking from plastic containers, like water bottles, could be a great offender, researchers suggest. A new study published in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Every sip of bottled water you take is doing more than just hydrating you. Scientists report that bottled ...

More than half of Americans still turn to single-use plastic bottles for drinking water, according to a new survey from Aquasana, a maker of home water-filtration products. The company surveyed 1,447 ...

A new study found that bottled water had “significantly higher particle concentrations” than tap water Getty Bottled water contains “significantly higher” concentrations of plastic than tap water, ...

A scientific review of more than 140 studies found that people who rely on bottled water ingest far more microplastic particles each year than tap water drinkers — by a wide margin. Stacey Leasca is ...