A New York City bill — dubbed “Pods Are Plastic” — proposes a ban on dishwashing and laundry detergent pods coated in PVA, a type of plastic that disintegrates when submerged in water.
Richard Kirby, a marine biologist based in Plymouth, England, was looking at zooplankton wriggling under a microscope when he spotted something else: shreds of plastic pieces interlaced with the tiny creatures.