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Weekly finds surface one notable piece of research or news.
Plastic-free chewing gum: brands with a natural gum base
5 of 5 gums have no plastic in any listed part.
September 30, 2026
Air fryers without plastic: what the listings actually say
4 air fryers checked part by part; none is plastic-free in every part yet.
September 30, 2026
Kettles without plastic: which ones keep it away from the water
4 of 16 kettles have no plastic in any listed part.
September 30, 2026
Plastic-free water bottles, checked part by part
15 water bottles checked part by part; none is plastic-free in every part yet.
September 30, 2026
Plastic-free coffee makers: which ones keep plastic out of the brew
10 of 44 coffee makers have no plastic in any listed part.
September 30, 2026
Plastic-free alternatives to cling film and Ziploc bags
16 of 22 wraps and bags have no plastic in any listed part.
September 30, 2026
Greenpeace review finds microwaving plastic food containers releases hundreds of thousands of microplastic particles
Food Safety Magazine / Greenpeace International: quoted verbatim, linked, no claims of our own.
September 28, 2026
This week in PlasticFreeDB: 2 new products scored
2 new products across 1 categories, all scored from captured evidence.
September 28, 2026
California bans plastic bags at checkout, requires recycled paper bags starting 2026
Packaging Dive: quoted verbatim, linked, no claims of our own.
September 21, 2026
This week in PlasticFreeDB: the state of the database
A quiet week: the gates held everything back. Current totals inside.
September 21, 2026
Microplastics found in human brains at higher concentrations than other organs, study reports
UNM Health Sciences Center Newsroom: quoted verbatim, linked, no claims of our own.
September 14, 2026
This week in PlasticFreeDB: 4 new products scored
4 new products across 2 categories, all scored from captured evidence.
September 14, 2026
Only 4 of 50 microplastic studies in drinking water meet full quality standards
NCBI/PMC (Science of the Total Environment): quoted verbatim, linked, no claims of our own.
September 7, 2026
This week in PlasticFreeDB: 21 new products scored
21 new products across 17 categories, all scored from captured evidence.
September 7, 2026
Global plastic production reaches 400 million tons annually, with 90% never recycled
CU Boulder Today: quoted verbatim, linked, no claims of our own.
August 31, 2026
This week in PlasticFreeDB: 1 new products scored
1 new products across 1 categories, all scored from captured evidence.
August 31, 2026
Bio-based and aqueous technologies emerging as food packaging alternatives to synthetic plastics
Institute of Food Technologists (Food Technology Magazine): quoted verbatim, linked, no claims of our own.
August 24, 2026
This week in PlasticFreeDB: 138 new products scored
138 new products across 41 categories, all scored from captured evidence.
August 24, 2026
Fiberdom completes industrial pilot trials of plastic-free wood fiber packaging material
Packaging Insights: quoted verbatim, linked, no claims of our own.
August 20, 2026
This week in PlasticFreeDB: 234 new products scored
234 new products across 47 categories, all scored from captured evidence.
August 18, 2026