Helping You Cut Microplastics From Everyday Life
ErasePlastic is a research and affiliate site dedicated to making it practical and straightforward to reduce your daily microplastic exposure — room by room, swap by swap.
Why This Site Exists
The science on microplastics has been moving fast. In the last few years, studies have found plastic particles in human blood, arterial plaque, lung tissue, and breast milk. The picture that's emerging is concerning enough that doing nothing felt like a strange choice.
At the same time, most of the advice online is vague ("just use less plastic") or overwhelming (a complete lifestyle overhaul). ErasePlastic was built to do something more useful: take the published research seriously, identify the specific exposure sources that matter most, and point to practical, affordable swaps that address them.
The goal is never perfection. It's informed, incremental progress — the kind that actually sticks.
How We Put This Together
Start With the Science
Every recommendation on this site is grounded in peer-reviewed research. We read the actual studies — not just press releases — and cite them so you can verify the claims yourself.
Evaluate Products on Criteria
We don't personally test products in a lab. Instead, we research materials, certifications, construction, and published specifications to assess whether something actually reduces plastic exposure — and explain our reasoning.
Prioritise by Impact
Not all swaps are equal. We focus on the changes with the highest reduction in daily microplastic ingestion — cutting boards, drinking water, heated plastics — before worrying about marginal gains.
What We Do — and Don't — Claim
ErasePlastic is a research and curation site, not a product testing lab. We don't personally use every product we recommend, and we won't pretend otherwise. What we do is research carefully: we look at materials, read published independent tests, check certifications, and evaluate products against the scientific criteria that actually matter for reducing microplastic exposure.
When we recommend a hardwood cutting board over a plastic one, that's based on the ES&T 2023 study showing plastic boards shed up to 14.4 million particles per year — not because we've personally tested every brand. When we recommend reverse osmosis filters, that's because the published filtration science is clear on removal rates — not because we've run our own lab analysis.
We think that kind of transparency is more useful than pretending to have done things we haven't.
- All health claims cite real peer-reviewed sources
- Product recommendations explain the reasoning behind them
- We don't fabricate review numbers or reader statistics
- Affiliate links are always disclosed clearly
- We distinguish between established science and emerging evidence
- We update guidance when better research becomes available
How We Evaluate Products
When deciding what to recommend, we look at a consistent set of criteria based on what the research tells us actually matters for reducing microplastic exposure.
🧱 Material Composition
Is it free from synthetic plastics, or made from food-grade materials that don't shed particles? We check what items are actually made of — not just what the marketing says.
🏅 Independent Certifications
NSF, GOTS, WQA, BPA-free declarations, food-grade ratings. Third-party certification matters more than brand claims.
♻️ Durability & Lifespan
A product that lasts 10 years is more sustainable than one replaced annually — and usually means less microplastic shedding from degrading materials over time.
🔍 Published Performance Data
Where independent lab tests or peer-reviewed studies have evaluated specific product categories, we use that data. We state clearly when we're working from specifications rather than test results.
About Affiliate Links
ErasePlastic uses affiliate links — mostly Amazon Associates. This means if you click a link on this site and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.
This is how the site covers its costs. It doesn't change what we recommend. We don't accept payment to feature specific products, and we don't adjust recommendations based on commission rates. If a product doesn't genuinely reduce microplastic exposure, it doesn't belong on this site — regardless of what it pays.
We're transparent about this because we think you should know how sites like this work. If you'd prefer not to use affiliate links, you can search the product names directly — that's completely fine.
Questions or Feedback?
If you've spotted an error, have a question about a recommendation, or just want to get in touch, we'd like to hear from you.