We Are Eating Far Too Much Plastic

New research shows humans are ingesting this baneful substance at an alarming level and if you're like most, you're consuming 5 grams every single week.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• The world now produces 299 million tons of plastics a year, most of which ends up in oceans

• People, on average, are consuming the equivalent weight of one credit card a week from water, seafood and other sources contaminated with plastic

• Both tap and bottled water contain microplastics and bottled water may be worse

• Marine life becomes ent…