Scientist raises concerns over apparent misleading marketing tactic from laundry detergent brands: 'That might come as a shock'

An estimated 20 billion plastic-encased pods are used in the United States each year, with PVA winding up in oceans, rivers, soil, drinking water, and even human breast milk.

Polyvinyl alcohol, or PVA, used for pod casings, is a petroleum-based plastic that pollutes the environment.

Pods marketed as eco-friendly, single-dose, and packaged in cardboard actually contain non-biodegradable plastic that pollutes the environment.

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