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World's plastic pollution threat is a 'planetary emergency' equal to climate change and a global treaty will be needed to fight the crisis, damning report warns

World's plastic pollution threat is a 'planetary emergency' equal to climate change and a global treaty will be needed to fight the crisis, damning report warns

George Scott January 19, 2022

Plastic emissions into the oceans alone are due to triple by 2040, in line with growing plastics production. The visible....

Too harmful: The march of salt and plastics on world soils

Too harmful: The march of salt and plastics on world soils

Liang Lan January 09, 2022

Unsustainable human activities are exacerbating soil salinity.

No mountain high enough: study finds plastic in ‘clean’ air

No mountain high enough: study finds plastic in ‘clean’ air

Liang Lan December 22, 2021

Microplastics from Africa and North America found airborne in French Pyrenees, 2,877 metres above sea level

Steam disinfection of baby bottle nipples exposes babies and the environment to micro- and nanoplastic particles

Steam disinfection of baby bottle nipples exposes babies and the environment to micro- and nanoplastic particles

Liang Lan November 30, 2021

Some plastics go into the sewer systems. They get into the water and landfills. They have such a long lifetime....

Tired Earth: An Interview with Ben See, Climate activist

Tired Earth: An Interview with Ben See, Climate activist

Ben See October 16, 2021

Chemicals in plastics are leading us towards the dangers of human infertility (theoretically as early as 2045) according to recent....

What a new study says about microplastic pollution in river Ganga

What a new study says about microplastic pollution in river Ganga

Hannah Steiner July 26, 2021

Apart from humans, microplastics are harmful to marine species as well. More than 663 marine species are affected by marine....

Stay responsible: How to avoid plastic waste while traveling

Stay responsible: How to avoid plastic waste while traveling

Rebecca Herbert July 05, 2021

Even on the most beautiful beaches, you can't escape the omnipresence of plastic waste clogging the ocean. And it's hard....

Microplastics now being found in human organs

Microplastics now being found in human organs

Karabo Meyer August 18, 2020

Already wreaking havoc on marine ecosystems, there is growing evidence of their impact on human health