We might have to start looking for plastic packaging alternatives after scientists from Norway discovered nearly 10,000 different chemicals in a single piece of product. In 2024, we are starting to fully grasp the effects of plastic on the environment around us. But plastic doesn’t just sit there, in fact, it breaks down into microplastics and then nanoplastics. These microscopic pieces of waste have been recorded everywhere from plastic water bottles to human placenta. Plastic packaging is not as safe as we thinkIn a new study published in the Environmental Science & Technology journal, resea…