Plastic pollution

Plastic makes up 77% of the rubbish collected from Guernsey's shores, a report finds. A wildlife conservation group says discarded fishing nets can be fatal to seals. A year ago, millions of plastic ...

UK bins 1.6 billion pieces of plastic packaging a week, says survey

The Big Plastic Count, conducted by environmental charity Everyday Plastic, saw more than 68,000 people across the country record every piece of plastic packaging they threw away between March 9 and ...

Ocean pollution

Seawater at the Essex attraction may soon be subject to regular testing. Ryan Stalker says he found the rubbish bin while out at the beach in Weymouth. Face masks, disposable gloves and other plastic ...
Phys.org

Plastic pollution 'grave and growing' health threat: Lancet

Plastic pollution is a "grave, growing and under-recognized danger" to health that is costing the world at least $1.5 trillion a year, experts warned in a report on Monday. The new review of the ...
Los Angeles Times

We’re losing the race against plastic, but there’s a solution

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Within 15 years, a garbage truck’s worth of plastic could be entering our environment every second. Not every ...
The Diplomat

The Plastic Pollution Crisis

The negative consequences of plastic are everywhere and affect everyone. Microplastics are now found throughout our bodies, mismanagement of plastic is linked to major health risks, the impacts of ...