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132 everyday products, each scored 0–100 for how much plastic contact it actually involves — with a separate confidence figure telling you how much anyone has really measured, and links to every study behind the number.

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The whole database, on one axis

132 products · 8 to 87

Each mark is one scored product. The spread is continuous rather than piled at the alarming end — which is the honest shape of the evidence, and not what a red-warning-triangle app implies.

LowModerateElevatedHighWooden cutting board — 8/100Loose leaf tea with a stainless steel infuser — 9/100Stainless steel lunch box — 10/100Matcha whisked from a tin — 10/100Glass water bottle with a silicone sleeve — 11/100Aluminium foil — 11/100Paper coffee filter — 12/100Voss (glass bottle) — 15/100Mountain Valley Spring Water (glass) — 15/100Pour-over coffee with a paper filter — 15/100Glass baby bottle — 15/100Baby food in a glass jar — 16/100Pyrex glass storage container — 17/100Topo Chico (glass bottle) — 18/100Perrier (glass bottle) — 18/100San Pellegrino (glass bottle) — 20/100Under-sink reverse osmosis system — 20/100Reusable silicone food bag — 21/100Stanley Classic vacuum bottle — 22/100Silicone spatula — 23/100Tap water — 23/100Parchment paper — 24/100Glass electric kettle — 25/100Silicone baking mat — 25/100Hydro Flask Wide Mouth — 27/100Shower head filter — 27/100Honey — 28/100Liquid Death — 29/100Spindrift (can) — 29/100Deodorant stick — 29/100Nespresso Original aluminium capsule — 30/100Yeti Rambler — 30/100Protein powder in a plastic tub — 30/100PUR faucet-mount filter — 30/100Stanley Quencher tumbler — 31/100Plastic ice cube tray — 31/100Hollow-fibre membrane pitcher — 32/100Shampoo in a plastic bottle — 32/100Owala FreeSip — 33/100Toothpaste tube — 33/100Infant formula tub — 33/100Nespresso Vertuo capsule — 34/100Beer — 34/100Canned soup — 35/100Sunscreen — 35/100Brita Elite filter — 36/100ZeroWater 5-stage pitcher — 36/100Keurig My K-Cup reusable filter — 36/100Canned tomatoes — 36/100Refrigerator water filter — 36/100Ice cream in a plastic tub — 37/100Boxed Water — 39/100Frozen vegetables in a plastic bag — 39/100Contigo AUTOSEAL travel mug — 40/100Paper tea bag — 40/100Melamine tableware — 40/100Sliced bread in a plastic bag — 40/100Milk in a plastic jug — 40/100Brita Standard pitcher and filter — 41/100Sea salt — 41/100Plastic straw — 41/100Period products with plastic components — 41/100Starbucks cold cup — 42/100Dryer sheets — 42/100Baby wipes — 42/100Disposable nappies — 42/100Bagged salad — 43/100Peanut butter in a plastic jar — 43/100Yogurt in a plastic pot — 44/100Memory foam mattress — 44/100Paper straw — 45/100Daily disposable contact lenses — 45/100Laundry detergent pods — 46/100Kitchen sponge — 46/100Dishwasher pods — 46/100Plastic colander — 47/100Disposable plastic cutlery — 48/100Nalgene Wide Mouth bottle — 49/100Air fryer non-stick basket — 49/100Plastic sippy cup — 49/100Plastic toothbrush — 49/100Blender with a plastic jug — 49/100Olive oil in a plastic bottle — 50/100Makeup sponge — 50/100Bath toys — 50/100Cycling squeeze bottle — 52/100Plastic teething toy — 53/100Non-stick bakeware — 53/100Nylon cooking utensils — 54/100Squeeze-bottle condiments — 54/100Synthetic carpet — 54/100Plastic electric kettle — 55/100PTFE dental floss — 55/100Ziploc storage bag — 56/100Polyester bedding — 56/100PTFE non-stick frying pan — 57/100Drip coffee maker with a plastic reservoir — 57/100Pouched tuna — 58/100Microfibre cleaning cloth — 58/100Bottled iced tea — 58/100Disposable face mask — 59/100Smartwater — 60/100Poland Spring — 60/100Essentia — 60/100Cosmetic glitter — 60/100Fiji Water — 61/100Ziploc plastic container — 61/100Core Hydration — 61/100Office water cooler bottle — 61/100Breast pump parts — 61/100Keurig K-Cup pod — 62/100Tupperware plastic container — 62/100Chewing gum — 62/100Dasani — 64/100Tea pods for a pod machine — 64/100Evian — 65/100Nestlé Pure Life — 65/100Microwave popcorn bag — 65/100Aquafina — 66/100Cling film / plastic wrap — 66/100Baby food pouch — 67/100Polystyrene takeout container — 68/100Polyester fleece — 68/100Starbucks hot paper cup — 69/100Polyester activewear — 69/100Instant noodle cup — 70/100Plastic cutting board — 71/100Slow cooker liner — 71/100Polypropylene baby bottle — 75/100Microwave ready-meal tray — 77/100Microwave rice pouch — 79/100Pyramid mesh tea bag — 87/100

Lowest in the database · 8

Wooden cutting board

Highest in the database · 87

Pyramid mesh tea bag

How to read these numbers

The score is contact, not harm

It measures how much plastic touches the contents, at what temperature, for how long. Whether that matters to health is a separate and genuinely open question.

The grade is the ceiling

A, B, C or D. It caps how much confidence a page is allowed to claim — enforced in code, not by good intentions.

Unmeasured scores lower

We do not award exposure points for particles nobody counted, so an untested product scores below an identical tested one. Read the confidence figure alongside it.

Full methodology, evidence grades, independence and corrections policy →

By category

Where the biggest swaps are

The gap between the worst and best option inside a category is the number worth acting on — it is what you would actually gain by switching.

Drinking water

18 products · average 43

The most-measured category in the whole field, and the one where switching format changes the number most. Tap water is the baseline here, not an afterthought.

Highest · 66

Aquafina

Lowest · 15

Mountain Valley Spring Water (glass)

Microplastics in water →

Bottles & drinkware

10 products · average 36

Reusables are usually the right answer, but a stainless bottle is only as clean as its lid — which is where most of their score comes from.

Highest · 61

Office water cooler bottle

Lowest · 11

Glass water bottle with a silicone sleeve

Microplastic-free products →

Water filters

8 products · average 32

A filter both removes particles and is itself made of plastic. Both sides belong in the score.

Highest · 41

Brita Standard pitcher and filter

Lowest · 20

Under-sink reverse osmosis system

Microplastics in water →

Coffee

9 products · average 40

Heat, pressure and polymer in one system. The gap between the best and worst option in this category is the largest on the site.

Highest · 69

Starbucks hot paper cup

Lowest · 12

Paper coffee filter

Microplastics in food →

Tea

6 products · average 45

One format here produced the single largest per-item particle count in the food literature. Another costs nothing to switch to.

Highest · 87

Pyramid mesh tea bag

Lowest · 9

Loose leaf tea with a stainless steel infuser

Microplastics in food →

Food storage

8 products · average 42

Long contact times, fatty foods and reheating — the three drivers that matter most, all in one cupboard.

Highest · 66

Cling film / plastic wrap

Lowest · 10

Stainless steel lunch box

How to avoid microplastics →

Cookware & prep

14 products · average 44

Abrasion is the driver nobody scores. A knife on a plastic board is mechanical stress applied a thousand times a year.

Highest · 71

Plastic cutting board

Lowest · 8

Wooden cutting board

Microplastic-free products →

Baby & toddler

9 products · average 47

Highest intake per kilogram of body weight, and the one category with a large direct measurement behind it.

Highest · 75

Polypropylene baby bottle

Lowest · 15

Glass baby bottle

Pregnancy & baby hub →

Packaged food

22 products · average 49

Where the packaging was sealed before the food was cooked, the pack is part of the recipe.

Highest · 79

Microwave rice pouch

Lowest · 28

Honey

Microplastics in food →

Household

9 products · average 39

The cupboard under the sink. Mostly low individual exposure, and a few genuine surprises hiding behind words like "dissolvable".

Highest · 48

Disposable plastic cutlery

Lowest · 11

Aluminium foil

How to avoid microplastics →

Personal care

12 products · average 43

Things held against the body daily. Weak evidence almost across the board, which is itself the most useful finding in the category.

Highest · 60

Cosmetic glitter

Lowest · 29

Deodorant stick

Ingredient database →

Textiles

7 products · average 58

The one category where the route is your lungs rather than your gut — synthetic fibres shed into indoor air as much as into wash water.

Highest · 69

Polyester activewear

Lowest · 44

Memory foam mattress

Microplastic-free products →

By brand

Brands with more than one product scored

A brand page only exists where the brand sells products that score differently from each other. Where a brand has one product in the database, the product page already says everything a brand page could.

Brita

Brita Standard pitcher and filter · Brita Elite filter

2 products · 36 to 41

Keurig

Keurig K-Cup pod · Keurig My K-Cup reusable filter

2 products · 36 to 62

Nespresso

Nespresso Vertuo capsule · Nespresso Original aluminium capsule

2 products · 30 to 34

Stanley

Stanley Quencher tumbler · Stanley Classic vacuum bottle

2 products · 22 to 31

Starbucks

Starbucks hot paper cup · Starbucks cold cup

2 products · 42 to 69

Ziploc

Ziploc plastic container · Ziploc storage bag

2 products · 56 to 61

Head to head

The choices people are actually deciding between

Brita vs ZeroWater

Which pitcher filter actually does something about microplastics?

Plastic vs wood cutting board

Which cutting board should I actually be using?

Glass vs plastic baby bottles

Do I need to switch my baby bottles to glass?

Keurig vs Nespresso

Which pod system puts less plastic in my coffee?

Stanley Quencher vs Owala FreeSip

Which tumbler has less plastic in the drink path?

Bottled water vs filtered tap water

Is bottled water worse than filtering my own?

Glass vs plastic food containers

Is it worth replacing my plastic containers with glass?

Tea bags vs loose leaf tea

Do I need to give up tea bags?

All 16 comparisons →

The rest of the database

Products sit on top of three reference layers. Each product page links down into the ones that apply to it.

Material database

Is it plastic? 28 materials, resin codes 1–7 decoded

Packaging format database

15 formats, scored for what they do to their contents

Ingredient database

Synthetic polymers as they appear on an INCI list

Cosmetics brand database

Ingredient-label analysis across major beauty brands

Original data tables

Bottled water, coffee pods, kids’ bottles, by category

App comparisons

Olive, Yuka, Plack and PlastIQ, including the rows we lose