The Plastic Paradox: Why Reducing Our Exposure Won't Save Us The recent spate of articles warning us about the dangers of microplastics in our food and water has led many to reconsider their plastic kitchenware.
However, as Dr. Stephanie Wright, lead researcher on the microplastics team at Imperial College London's Environmental Research Group, notes, "Plastic is useful, but it was never designed to be in our bodies.
" The problem lies not just with individual plastics but with the entire plastic ecosystem.