People are being urged to avoid using certain everyday items due to the amount of microplastics they release.

From plastic ice cube trays to tea bags, there are several ‘unsuspecting’ items Brits use daily that are filling their bodies up with microplastics, without them realising.

It comes amid concern around a recent study by University of New Mexico, which found microplastics are so rife they are now being detected in human and animal genitals. 

Nikki Stones, Vice President of Marketing at