The article "Everything You Need to Know About Microplastics" from BBC Science Focus explores the origins, distribution, and impacts of microplastics. Experts Dr. Laura Foster and Thomas Stanton discuss how these particles enter ecosystems, their effects on wildlife and potential human health risks, and suggest measures individuals and governments can take to mitigate the problem.

In Plastic in the Ocean: A New Geological Era, host Simon Reeve visits with an expert on plastic pollution and observes visible integration of plastics into the soil and even the food chain in the Mediterranean Sea. This video is excerpted from BBC's Incredible Journeys With Simon Reeve, a series that highlights one journalist’s travels across the globe and the diverse cultures and peoples he meets along the way.

Learn about the microfibers released by our washing machines that move through the food chain from plankton, to fish, and back to humans. Now, a filter that is fitted to washing machines will catch the particles and recycle them. This video is excerpted from BBC News.