Microplastic particles were found in the clouds the envelope the peak of Japan’s Mount Fuji, more than 12,000 feet in...
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Read Full ArticleA new study found that adults with irritable bowel disease had 50% more microplastics in their stool.
Read Full ArticleResearchers developed a biodegradable plastic derived from salmon sperm that creates less than 5% of the carbon emiss...
Read Full ArticleA helpless young green sea turtle is recovering thanks to rescuers in Phuket, Thailand after having its tiny stomach ...
Read Full ArticleIt will be a while before we get our grubby little hands on them, though.
Read Full ArticleSome eggs contained as many as six types of a common plastic chemical that could damage cells, a new study has found
Read Full ArticleBut it’s often smaller companies — restaurants, grocers or salons, for example — who bear the brunt of reform.
Read Full ArticleUnder the scheme, material from old toys will be recycled and reused in new products rather than being thrown away
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Read Full ArticleHigh-end supermarket chain Waitrose has announced a ban on children’s magazines that come with free disposable plasti...
Read Full ArticleMicroplastics were found in the placentas of healthy, pregnant women.
Read Full ArticleScientists estimate that we eat a credit card’s worth of plastic in one week.
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