The federal environment minister, Murray Watt, is returning from a UN oceans conference where he pledged to curb the scourge…
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Chemicals in everyday plastics may disrupt the body’s natural 24-hour sleep-wake cycle and circadian rhythm in a way similar to…
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Plastic producers have pushed “advanced recycling” as a salve to the plastic waste crisis despite knowing for years that it…
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The UK is falling behind on international efforts to tackle microplastics, scientists have said, as the pollutants continue to infiltrate…
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Daily exposure to certain chemicals used to make plastic household items could be linked to more than 356,000 global deaths…
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Less than 10% of the plastic produced around the world is made from recycled material, according to the first detailed…
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Most of the polymers incorporated a fair amount of lactic acid, which can also form ester bonds. There’s normally lots…
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Ingesting plastic is leaving seabird chicks with brain damage “akin to Alzheimer’s disease”, according to a new study – adding…
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The pollution of the planet by microplastics is significantly cutting food supplies by damaging the ability of plants to photosynthesise,…
Read More »Microscopic plastic pollutants drifting through the air are lodging in the lungs of birds, a new University of Texas at…
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