This week’s furore is microplastics researchers’ ozone moment. If they fail, the powerful plastics lobby will step into the breachDebora MacKenzie is a science journalist and author of Stopping the Next Pandemic: How...
Read MoreThe particles are in our blood, brains and guts – and scientists are only beginning to learn what they doMicroplastics have been found almost everywhere: in blood, placentas, lungs – even the human brain. One study...
Read MoreMillions of the tiny plastic pellets are being washed up on the coast of Kerala in India in the latest in a series of global spills, as plastic treaty talks continue in GenevaWhen a Liberian-flagged container ship, the MSC Elsa...
Read MorePlastic is a growing concern, so it’s time to cut back. Here’s how, from tips on reducing our use to ideas for more sustainable products• 20 simple ways to cut down on plastic (and save money)The world,...
Read MoreMicroplastics have been found in the placentas of unborn babies, the depths of the Mariana Trench, the summit of Everest and the organs of Antarctic penguins. But how do they travel through the world, and what do they do to the...
Read MorePetrostates and well-funded lobbyists at UN-hosted talks are derailing a deal to cut plastic production and protect people and the planetBeing surrounded and yelled at about “misrepresenting reality” is not how...
Read MoreAmendments to children’s wellbeing and schools bill call for ban on Pfas and synthetic fibres over health concernsThe volume of microplastics and potentially harmful “forever chemicals” in school uniforms...
Read MoreMountaineers now scaling more peaks for first global study of nanoplastics, which can enter lungs and bloodstreamParticles from vehicle tyre wear are the biggest source of nanoplastic pollution in the high Alps, a pioneering...
Read MoreNew scheme to improve recycling rates and tackle pollution was pushed back by Tories after industry complaintsLobbyists for Britain’s biggest food brands successfully pushed for a £1.7bn packaging tax to be deferred,...
Read MoreFTSE 100 firm DS Smith, which works with firms over alternatives, urges next government to match global standardsWhoever wins the UK general election must tighten regulations to slash the use of plastic packaging, match global...
Read MoreScheme for plastic bottles and cans put back to 2027 while environment minister says glass recycling ‘unduly’ complex A UK deposit return scheme for recycling drinks bottles has been delayed to 2027, meaning it will...
Read MoreCampaigners say Ineos project in Antwerp will turbocharge plastic production on a scale not seen before in EuropeThe UK government is providing a €700m (£600m) guarantee for the billionaire Jim Ratcliffe to build the...
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