All that glitters is not green. Glitter and shimmery pigments are often made using toxic compounds or pollutive microplastics (SN: 4/15/19). That makes the sparkly stuff, notoriously difficult to ...

Glitter is made of tiny plastic particles that damage the environment, and brands are on a quest to make it sustainable—but it’s a tougher job than it might seem. Plastic pollution is a global problem ...

Glitter is eye-catching but it's also a pollutant, so researchers have turned to plants to solve the problem. A team of scientists at the University of Cambridge has created a sustainable glitter that ...